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Threads (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Threads (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] on HackerTube: recommended by 5 Hacker News commenters across 5 separate months, 2019–2024.

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The original trailer for Threads, the 1984 British TV film depicting the aftermath of a nuclear attack on Sheffield. The trailer hints at the film's bleak tone.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it to point people to Threads, which they call the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war and say should be mandatory viewing.

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“should be mandatory viewing for all people in positions of power”
— bb101, Sep 2021, in “Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden”

What HN commenters said

5 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

willprice89Oct 2023Strongly recommends

Of all post-nuclear-apocalypse stories I've seen or read, I think the movie Threads (1984) ( ▶ this video ) does the best job hammering home just how miserable and hopeless life will be for everyone except a tiny fraction of lucky and privileged survivors. Maybe those are the people who will still be worrying about investments after WW3...

in “What a third world war would mean for investors” · View on HN

29athrowawayJan 2023Strongly recommends

You should watch Threads (1984), the most messed up film ever made, produced in part by the BBC ▶ this video (trailer only) It's about the lives of average people before, during and after a fictional nuclear attack in the UK.

in “Nuclear explosion impact on humans indoors” · View on HN

bb101Sep 2021Strongly recommends

And our reality would segue into the storyline of Threads. The 1984 BBC film should be mandatory viewing for all people in positions of power. The bombing is only the start of the horror. ▶ this video

in “Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden” · View on HN

aspenmayerJun 2024Recommends

Threads (1984) [link] [link] Even the trailer is harrowing with audio alone: ▶ this video The part where the audio seamlessly transitions from screams into screeching wind, wails, and explosions was chillingly well done in the most dramatic way. If you like Threads, check out Children of Men, which is also disturbingly realistic and also set in UK.

in “British Nuclear Warning System” · View on HN

davidwtbuxtonNov 2019Recommends

Also Threads, from the same era, incredibly bleak depiction of British society in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. ▶ this video (For those who haven't seen it, it is grim, but gripping.)

in “Beria and the Beautiful Game” · View on HN

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Film & TV clipsMilitary history & warfarethreadsnuclear war1984 filmtrailerbritish cinema