Threads (1984)

Threads (1984)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1984-09-23 Australia, United Kingdom 117 Min. PG-13
7.6 338 votes
War, Drama, Science Fiction

Overview

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.

Cast

Karen Meagher is Ruth Beckett
Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale is Jimmy Kemp
Jimmy Kemp
David Brierly is Mr. Kemp
Mr. Kemp
Rita May is Mrs. Kemp
Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane is Michael Kemp
Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove is Alison Kemp
Alison Kemp
Henry Moxon is Mr Beckett
Mr Beckett
June Broughton is Mrs Beckett
Mrs Beckett
Sylvia Stoker is Granny Beckett
Granny Beckett
Harry Beety is Clive Sutton
Clive Sutton
Ruth Holden is Marjorie Sutton
Marjorie Sutton
Michael O'Hagan is Chief Supt. Hirst
Chief Supt. Hirst
Phil Rose is Medical Officer
Medical Officer
Steve Halliwell is Information Officer
Information Officer
Brian Grellis is Accommodation Officer
Accommodation Officer
Peter Faulkner is Transport Officer
Transport Officer
Anthony Collin is Food Officer
Food Officer
Michael Ely is Scientific Officer
Scientific Officer
Sharon Baylis is Manpower Officer
Manpower Officer
David Stutt is Works Officer
Works Officer
Phil Askham is Mr Stothard
Mr Stothard
Anna Seymour is Mrs Stothard
Mrs Stothard
Fiona Rook is Carol Stothard
Carol Stothard
Christine Buckley is Woman in Supermarket
Woman in Supermarket
Joe Belcher is Shopkeeper
Shopkeeper
David Major is Boy in Supermarket
Boy in Supermarket
Maggie Ford is Peace Speaker
Peace Speaker
Mike Kay is Trade Unionist
Trade Unionist
Richard Albrecht is Officer at Food Depot
Officer at Food Depot
Ted Beyer is Policeman
Policeman
Dean Williamson is Policeman
Policeman
Joe Holmes is Mr Langley
Mr Langley
Andy Fenn-Rodgers is Patrol Officer
Patrol Officer
Graham Hill is Soldier
Soldier
Nigel Collins is Soldier
Soldier
Jerry Ready is Looter
Looter
Dennis Conlon is Looter
Looter
Greta Dunn is Woman at Hospital
Woman at Hospital
Nat Jackley is Old Man at Graveyard
Old Man at Graveyard
John Livesey is Street Trader
Street Trader
Lee Daley is Spike
Spike
Lesley Judd is Newscaster
Newscaster
Colin Ward-Lewis is Newscaster
Newscaster
Paul Vaughan is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Ingrid P. Frehley is Woman with dead baby (uncredited)
Woman with dead baby (uncredited)
Michael Shale is Man who has leg amputated (uncredited)
Man who has leg amputated (uncredited)
Anne Sellors is Woman who urinates herself (uncredited)
Woman who urinates herself (uncredited)
Lee Cambell is Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)
Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)
Jonathan Harston is Survivor on the Moors (uncredited)
Survivor on the Moors (uncredited)
Patrick Allen is Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Ed Bishop is US President (voice) (uncredited)
US President (voice) (uncredited)