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Testament (PBS, 1983) – depicts the after-effects of a nuclear war in a town near San Francisco, California; Thirteen Days (2000) – tells the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962; Threads (BBC, 1984) – this film, set in the British city of Sheffield, shows the long-term results of a nuclear war on the surrounding area.
Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England.
The Day After is an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. The film postulates a fictional war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact over Germany that rapidly escalates into a full-scale nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
An estimated 100 million people watched Nicholas Meyer's apocalyptic TV movie when it premiered in 1983. How 'The Day After' terrified Americans 40 years ago: 'Nuclear war on a good day' Skip to ...
Nicholas Meyer's seminal 1983 TV movie The Day After dramatizes the beginning and aftermath of a nuclear war. (Photo: ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection) (©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection)
The Day After, a 1983 television film about nuclear war that aired 2 weeks after Testament was released. Threads, a 1984 British television film that centers on nuclear war and the societal after-effects. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction; List of nuclear holocaust fiction
On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins.Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, [2] it is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same title depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. [3]
Television Event is a 2020 American-Australian documentary film, directed and produced by Jeff Daniels.It follows the making and release of The Day After, a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.