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Testament is a 1983 drama film based on a three-page story titled "The Last Testament" by Carol Amen (1933–1987), directed by Lynne Littman and written by John Sacret Young. The film tells the story of how one small suburban town near the San Francisco Bay Area slowly falls apart after a nuclear war destroys outside civilization.
The Last Testament. Original story by Carol Amen. If I sound calm as I begin this, I’m not. Numb would be more like it. Drained, nearly hopeless, I’m writing to try to hold on to my sanity. It’s something to do, a discipline of sorts.
Jul 11, 1987 · Carol Amen, 53, a writing teacher whose short story was the basis for the 1983 film “Testament,” has died at her home in Sunnyvale near Palo Alto after a yearlong bout with cancer. Ten days...
Nov 20, 2023 · “Testament” started as a short story written by Carol Amen titled “The Last Testament,” and various people sent Littman the piece, telling her, “You need to make this.”
Apr 24, 2020 · The movie was adapted by John Sacret Young from a three-page short story by a California school teacher, Carol Amen, who died a few years after the film’s release.
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Jul 11, 1987 · Carol Amen, 53, a writing teacher whose short story was which basis for the 1983 film “Testament,” has died at der house are Sunnyvale near Palo Alto after a yearlong binge with cancer. Graphic drama of one family's nuclear holocaust survival.
Testament is a 1983 drama film, directed by Lynne Littman based on Carol Amen's three-page long story "The Last Testament." The Wetherly family: husband Tom (William Devane), wife Carol (Jane Alexander), and children Brad (Ross Harris), Mary Liz (Roxana Zal) and Scottie (Lukas Haas) live in the...
