Threads

Name: Threads
Genre: War, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1985-08-06
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane

The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

Threads (1985)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Actors and characters

Watch film Threads — Remastered Blu-Ray Release Trailer

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Release date

1985-08-06

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Production

BBC, Western-World Television Inc., Nine Network Australia

Genre

War, Drama, Science Fiction

Budget

$420 000

Revenue

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Director

Mick Jackson

Actors

Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove, Henry Moxon, June Broughton, Sylvia Stoker, Harry Beety
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Barry Hines

Producer

Mick Jackson, John Purdie, Graham Massey

Operator

Andrew Dunn

Composer

Artist

Christopher Robilliard

Audition

Editing

Jim Latham, Donna Bickerstaff
All team (26)

Short 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.

What's left behind the scenes

Flakes and tomato sauce were used as makeup to simulate third-degree burns.
While gathering material for the filming, director Mick Jackson and screenwriter Barry Hines spent a week at a specialized center where people were taught survival skills in the event of a nuclear conflict.
Scenes set six weeks after a nuclear exchange were filmed in the Peak District National Park. The weather was too good for a 'nuclear winter,' so artificial snow was scattered everywhere, and operators used filters to dim the sunlight.
When describing the psychological effect of nuclear war on survivors, Mick Jackson drew on knowledge gained from Magnus Clark's book 'The Destruction of Britain in a Nuclear War' (1982) and conversations with hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
The film features a Salvation Army brass band marching in a demonstration. This was not in the script. The band was returning from a performance and happened to be at the filming location. The director liked it and didn't stop filming.
The umbilical cord that Ruth has to bite through was made of licorice.
After the nuclear explosion, a cat is shown supposedly suffocating in the intense heat. In reality, the animal was given catnip, which has an intoxicating effect on cats.
Scenes set six weeks after a nuclear exchange were filmed in Peak District National Park. The weather was too good for a "nuclear winter", so artificial snow was spread everywhere, and the cinematographers used filters to dull the sunlight.
When describing the psychological effect of nuclear war on those who survived, Mick Jackson based his work on knowledge gleaned from Magnus Clarke's book "The Destruction of Britain in Nuclear War" (1982) and conversations with hibakusha (victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).