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The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.
1984 · 1h 57m · Not Rated
Drama, Science Fiction, War
Directed by
Mick Jackson
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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.
Director and cast
- Mick Jackson Director
- Karen Meagher as Ruth Beckett
- Reece Dinsdale as Jimmy Kemp
- David Brierly as Mr. Kemp
- Rita May as Mrs. Kemp
- Nicholas Lane as Michael Kemp
- Jane Hazlegrove as Alison Kemp
- Henry Moxon as Mr Beckett
- June Broughton as Mrs Beckett
- Sylvia Stoker as Granny Beckett
- Harry Beety as Clive Sutton
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