"Panic in the Year Zero" 1962

I found this little dystopian science fiction nugget while surfing the digital cable channels one evening. The film stars Ray Milland and Frankie Avalon and it tells the story of a family's struggle to survive in the very beginning days of a nuclear holocaust. The family is leaving Los Angeles in their RV, heading out to the country in order to go on a vacation. While exiting the city limits the family hears a Conelrad alert (nuclear war is imminent) that L.A. has been hit by a nuclear weapon. What ensues next is a surprisingly engaging story about their efforts to survive the nuclear holocaust.

I had never heard of this film until I stumbled upon it. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys dystopian science fiction.