Threads (1984)
Director
Mick Jackson
Main cast
Karen Meagher; Reece Dinsdale; David Brierly; Rita May; Jane Hazlegrove
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi
Description
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Mick Jackson
Main cast
Karen Meagher; Reece Dinsdale; David Brierly; Rita May; Jane Hazlegrove
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi
Description
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
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