Harry Baldwin (played by Ray Milland) is a protagonist in Panic in Year Zero!.
The pragmatic patriarch who leads his family away from Los Angeles after nuclear strikes. He makes hard survival decisions, including abandoning his mother-in-law and stealing supplies. He eventually kills the three hoodlums threatening his family and secures medical help for his son. Carl (played by Richard Bakalyan) appears in Panic in Year Zero!.
The last surviving hoodlum who sneaks up on Marilyn, forces her to drop her rifle, and questions her about his dead companions. He is shot in the leg by Rick and subsequently killed by Marilyn. Ed Johnson (played by Richard Garland) appears in Panic in Year Zero!.
A local hardware store owner who initially refuses to sell Harry weapons. Harry eventually steals the tools and guns. Johnson and his wife later set up camp near the Baldwins but are murdered by the hoodlums. Andy (played by Neil Burstyn) appears in Panic in Year Zero!.
A young hoodlum who teams up with Mickey to attack and rape Karen. He and Mickey are later located at a farmhouse and killed by Harry. Mickey (played by Rex Holman) appears in Panic in Year Zero!.
One of the three threatening young hoodlums who attacks the Baldwins' camp. He participates in the assault on Karen alongside Andy before being tracked down and killed by Harry.
Panic in Year Zero! (1962) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Harry Baldwin
(played by Ray Milland) — protagonist
The pragmatic patriarch who leads his family away from Los Angeles after nuclear strikes. He makes hard survival decisions, including abandoning his mother-in-law and stealing supplies. He eventually...
Carl
(played by Richard Bakalyan) — supporting
The last surviving hoodlum who sneaks up on Marilyn, forces her to drop her rifle, and questions her about his dead companions. He is shot in the leg by Rick and subsequently killed by Marilyn.
Ed Johnson
(played by Richard Garland) — supporting
A local hardware store owner who initially refuses to sell Harry weapons. Harry eventually steals the tools and guns. Johnson and his wife later set up camp near the Baldwins but are murdered by the h...
Andy
(played by Neil Burstyn) — supporting
A young hoodlum who teams up with Mickey to attack and rape Karen. He and Mickey are later located at a farmhouse and killed by Harry.
Mickey
(played by Rex Holman) — supporting
One of the three threatening young hoodlums who attacks the Baldwins' camp. He participates in the assault on Karen alongside Andy before being tracked down and killed by Harry.
Key Relationships
Andy → Carl
(Alliance Hoodlum Partners)
Mickey → Carl
(Alliance Hoodlum Partners)
Mickey → Andy
(Alliance Hoodlum Partners)
Harry Baldwin → Carl
(Conflict Final Confrontation)
Harry Baldwin → Andy
(Conflict Assault Victim)
Harry Baldwin → Mickey
(Conflict Assault Victim)
Harry Baldwin → Ed Johnson
(Conflict Armed Robbery)
Story Analysis
A family's desperate journey from suburban normalcy to violent survival and eventual hope after nuclear apocalypse.
Plot Progression
Nuclear Dawn and Flight
Descent into Lawlessness
Camp Siege and Retribution
Medical Rescue and New Dawn
Directed by Ray Milland
Panic in Year Zero! (1962) · 6.3/10 · drama, science-fiction, thriller
