Ground Zero (2000) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 12, 2000

Original Title:
Ground Zero

Alternate Titles:
Alerte au point zéro
California Quake
Kraniou topos
Punto cero
Séisme imminent

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
PorchLight Entertainment
Videal GmbH
Wishing Star Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 92

When a series of strange earthquakes hit California, a seismologist named Kimberly Stevenson is sent to the Angeles Forest to investigate the epicenter. This might prove to be her biggest task so far, but also the one that will bring her renown. She brings along her son, Justin, who was recently involved in a car accident with his father. In the wilderness outside Los Angeles, the two of them find a man named Michael Brandeis, who seems to know an awful lot about what is happening. As expected, these are not natural earthquakes, but the work of a dangerous company selling nuclear weapons.

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Art Designer:
Norman René

Associate Producer:
Raymond Storti

Casting:
Heidi Klein
Robin Klein

Co-Producer:
Neil P. White

Costume Design:
Katherine Dover

Director:
Richard Friedman

Director of Photography:
Mark Woods

Editor:
Joy Zimmerman

Executive Producer:
Bruce D. Johnson
William T. Baumann

Music:
Jeff Marsh

Producer:
Richard Friedman
Kenneth Burke
Ralph Burris

Production Design:
Rick Walken

Writer:
Richard Friedman

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