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A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.
Keywords
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nuclear war
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nuclear holocaust
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docudrama
struggle for survival
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fake documentary
mondo
firestorm
war
pseudo-documentary
docufiction
cold war era
tactical nuclear warfare
nuclear deterrent policy
nuclear holocaust fiction
survival film
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mondo film
voice-over
panic buying
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deterrence theory
Casts

Michael Aspel
Commentator

Kathy Staff
Interviewee (uncredited)

Peter Watkins
Documentist (uncredited)
Peter Graham
Commentator
Crews

Peter Watkins
Director
Lilias Munro
Makeup Artist
Stan Morcom
Sound

Peter Watkins
Producer
Derek Williams
Sound
Peter Bartlett
Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Tony Cornell
Production Design
Anne Davey
Production Design
Vanessa Clarke
Costume Design

Peter Watkins
Writer
Lou Hanks
Sound
Backdrops & Posters




