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The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

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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.

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Budget

$420000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

23 September 1984

Country

Australia

Cast

Karen Meagher

Karen Meagher

Ruth Beckett

Reece Dinsdale

Reece Dinsdale

Jimmy Kemp

David Brierly

David Brierly

Mr. Kemp

Rita May

Rita May

Mrs. Kemp

Nicholas Lane

Nicholas Lane

Michael Kemp

Jane Hazlegrove

Jane Hazlegrove

Alison Kemp

Henry Moxon

Henry Moxon

Mr Beckett

June Broughton

June Broughton

Mrs Beckett

Sylvia Stoker

Sylvia Stoker

Granny Beckett

Harry Beety

Harry Beety

Clive Sutton

Ruth Holden

Ruth Holden

Marjorie Sutton

Ashley Barker

Ashley Barker

Bob

Michael O'Hagan

Michael O'Hagan

Chief Supt. Hirst

Phil Rose

Phil Rose

Medical Officer

Steve Halliwell

Steve Halliwell

Information Officer

Brian Grellis

Brian Grellis

Accommodation Officer

Peter Faulkner

Peter Faulkner

Transport Officer

Anthony Collin

Anthony Collin

Food Officer

Michael Ely

Michael Ely

Scientific Officer

Sharon Baylis

Sharon Baylis

Manpower Officer

David Stutt

David Stutt

Works Officer

Phil Askham

Phil Askham

Mr Stothard

Anna Seymour

Anna Seymour

Mrs Stothard

Fiona Rook

Fiona Rook

Carol Stothard

Christine Buckley

Christine Buckley

Woman in Supermarket

Joe Belcher

Joe Belcher

Shopkeeper

David Major

David Major

Boy in Supermarket

Maggie Ford

Maggie Ford

Peace Speaker

Mike Kay

Mike Kay

Trade Unionist

Richard Albrecht

Richard Albrecht

Officer at Food Depot

Ted Beyer

Ted Beyer

Policeman

Dean Williamson

Dean Williamson

Policeman

Joe Holmes

Joe Holmes

Mr Langley

Andy Fenn-Rodgers

Andy Fenn-Rodgers

Patrol Officer

Graham Hill

Graham Hill

Soldier

Nigel Collins

Nigel Collins

Soldier

Jerry Ready

Jerry Ready

Looter

Dennis Conlon

Dennis Conlon

Looter

Greta Dunn

Greta Dunn

Woman at Hospital

Nat Jackley

Nat Jackley

Old Man at Graveyard

John Livesey

John Livesey

Street Trader

Victoria O'Keefe

Victoria O'Keefe

Jane

Lee Daley

Lee Daley

Spike

Marcus Lund

Marcus Lund

Gaz

Lesley Judd

Lesley Judd

Newscaster

Colin Ward-Lewis

Colin Ward-Lewis

Newscaster

Paul Vaughan

Paul Vaughan

Narrator (voice)

Ingrid P. Frehley

Ingrid P. Frehley

Woman with dead baby (uncredited)

Michael Shale

Michael Shale

Man who has leg amputated (uncredited)

Anne Sellors

Anne Sellors

Woman who urinates herself (uncredited)

Lee Cambell

Lee Cambell

Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)

Jonathan Harston

Jonathan Harston

Survivor on the Moors (uncredited)

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Ed Bishop

Ed Bishop

US President (voice) (uncredited)

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