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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 Peacemaker (1997) – a U.S. Army colonel and a civilian nuclear expert supervising him must track down a stolen Russian nuclear weapon before it is used by terrorists. Planet of the Apes (1968) – this, and two of its sequels depict Earth after being destroyed in a nuclear war, while two middle sequels depict Earth before such a war.
The Day After was the idea of ABC Motion Picture Division President Brandon Stoddard, [7] who, after watching The China Syndrome, was so impressed that he envisioned creating a film exploring the effects of nuclear war on the United States. Stoddard asked his executive vice president of television movies and miniseries, Stu Samuels, to develop ...
Born in New York City on Dec. 24, 1945 — four months after the U.S. detonated nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II — Meyer grew up in the shadow of the ...
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)
On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews with an average score of 9.12 out of 10; the website's critical consensus reads, "A searing look at corporate greed and banality, with dazzling editing, makes for one of the strongest episodes of the season."
The world has entered a Cold War-like setting in which nuclear holocaust appears imminent. In the hope of staving off an apocalyptic military confrontation, an idealistic group of scientists working at United Labs plans to stage a fake alien invasion of Earth in an effort to unite all humanity against a perceived common enemy.
The Day is a 2011 Canadian post-apocalyptic film directed by Douglas Aarniokoski. The film stars Ashley Bell , Shannyn Sossamon , Dominic Monaghan , Shawn Ashmore and Cory Hardrict . The film premiered on September 16 , 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival .