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Threads
Why this pick
Its chillingly matter-of-fact depiction of nuclear catastrophe extends The War Game’s civic-documentary realism, bureaucratic detail and escalating sense of helplessness.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1965 0h 48m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A sober nuclear-war drama that shares The War Game’s focus on ordinary people, institutional failure and the terrifying practical consequences beneath official rhetoric.
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Why this pick
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Fail-Safe
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michael Aspel
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Peter Graham
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