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Threads – 1984 BBC film about the horrors of nuclear war

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Post by stvnitt » Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 6:07 AM UTC

Threads – 1984 BBC film about the horrors of nuclear war
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Post by stvnitt » Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 6:12 AM UTC

I hadn’t seen this until a few days ago. Amazing, horrifying film like nothing I’ve seen before. It is said to be the first film to deal directly and realistically with the idea of nuclear war and what it would mean.

Roger Ebert said this was “one of the most skillful documentary films ever made.”

I was excited to see it freely available (legally) on YouTube, so I wanted to share it with HN.

Re: Threads – 1984 BBC film about the horrors of nuclear war

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Post by dr_hooo » Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 8:31 AM UTC

stvnitt wrote: post #2

I hadn’t seen this until a few days ago. Amazing, horrifying film like nothing I’ve seen before. It is said to be the first film to deal directly and realistically with the idea of nuclear war and what it would mean. Roger Ebert said this was “one of the most skillful documentary films ever made.” I was excited to see it freely available (legally) on YouTube, so I wanted to share it with HN.