''Command and Control'' is a 2016 American documentary film directed by

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and based on the 2013 non-fiction book of the same name by

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. It was released initially in the United States at the

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and then in the United Kingdom at the

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on June 11, 2016. It is based on the

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in Damascus, Arkansas between September 18–19, 1980. The film aired on the PBS network series ''

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'' on January 10, 2017.

Reception

It received a score of 78% on

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and won the award for Best Documentary Screenplay from the

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. The film was among 15 on the "shortlist" for the

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(in respect of the 89th Academy Awards) but was not among the five nominees. Tirdad Derakhshani of ''

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'' wrote, "

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have your heart racing."

Film facts

Parts of the film were filmed at the

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in Green Valley,

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References

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* 2016 films 2016 documentary films American documentary television films American Experience Documentary films about nuclear war and weapons 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films set in Arkansas Van Buren County, Arkansas {{hist-documentary-film-stub