Ray Milland stars in and also directed this end-of-the-world melodrama for American International Pictures concerning an ordinary Southern California family who head for the hills after Los Angeles is one of many cities in the US hit by a nuclear missile (the film is very shy in saying who our enemy is, possibly European or Asian!). Detailing the family's quest for isolation from the looters and trigger-happy crazies, Milland obviously had to cut some corners--and the middle portion of the picture is filled with second-unit shots and obvious studio set-ups. Still, points are cogently made about the need for survival under the most civilized of circumstances, and Milland handles his cast efficiently enough. A well-dramatized Doomsday story, though one which may seem overly-familiar now in the wake of similar movies and TV shows. **1/2 from ****