Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 06, 1985
The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.
5.0/10

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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| June Broughton | Mrs Beckett |
| Sylvia Stoker | Granny Beckett |
| Harry Beety | Clive Sutton |
| Ruth Holden | Marjorie Sutton |
| Ashley Barker | Bob |
| Michael O'Hagan | Chief Supt. Hirst |
| Phil Rose | Medical Officer |
| Steve Halliwell | Information Officer |
| Brian Grellis | Accommodation Officer |
| Peter Faulkner | Transport Officer |
| Anthony Collin | Food Officer |
| Michael Ely | Scientific Officer |
| Sharon Baylis | Manpower Officer |
| David Stutt | Works Officer |
| Phil Askham | Mr Stothard |
| Anna Seymour | Mrs Stothard |
| Fiona Rook | Carol Stothard |
| Christine Buckley | Woman in Supermarket |
| Joe Belcher | Shopkeeper |
| David Major | Boy in Supermarket |
| Maggie Ford | Peace Speaker |
| Mike Kay | Trade Unionist |
| Richard Albrecht | Officer at Food Depot |
| Ted Beyer | Policeman |
| Dean Williamson | Policeman |
| Joe Holmes | Mr Langley |
| Andy Fenn-Rodgers | Patrol Officer |
| Graham Hill | Soldier |
| Nigel Collins | Soldier |
| Jerry Ready | Looter |
| Dennis Conlon | Looter |
| Greta Dunn | Woman at Hospital |
| Nat Jackley | Old Man at Graveyard |
| John Livesey | Street Trader |
| Victoria O'Keefe | Jane |
| Lee Daley | Spike |
| Marcus Lund | Gaz |
| Lesley Judd | Newscaster |
| Colin Ward-Lewis | Newscaster |
| Paul Vaughan | Narrator (voice) |
| Ingrid P. Frehley | Woman with dead baby (uncredited) |
| Michael Shale | Man who has leg amputated (uncredited) |
| Anne Sellors | Woman who urinates herself (uncredited) |
| Lee Cambell | Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Harston | Survivor on the Moors (uncredited) |
| Patrick Allen | Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ed Bishop | US President (voice) (uncredited) |
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Threads |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, English |
| Production countries | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Western-World Television Inc., BBC, Nine Network Australia |
| Release date | 6 agosto 1985 |
| Executive producer | John Purdie, Graham Massey |
| Production | Mick Jackson, Peter Wolfes |
| Writer | Barry Hines |
| Editing | Jim Latham, Donna Bickerstaff |
| Cinematography | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
| Assistant directors | Mick Jackson |
| Camera operators | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
| Additional photography | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
| Production design | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Art direction | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Set decoration | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Special effects | Peter Kersey |
| Visual effects | Peter Wragg, Graham Brown |
| Stunts | Dorothy Ford |
| Music | Graham Ross, Fraser Barber |
| Sound | Graham Ross, Fraser Barber |
| Costume design | Sally Nieper, Gilly Martin, Jan Nethercot |
| Makeup | Jan Nethercot, Sally Nieper, Gilly Martin |
| Hairstyling | Sally Nieper, Jan Nethercot, Gilly Martin |
| Budget | 420.000 € |
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Aug 06, 1985
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