If you like horror films, you will absolutely love this film.
It was made for BBC television, but deemed too horrendous to show. It was later shown in theaters and won an Oscar for best documentary film in 1966.
You cannot tell that you are not watching real live news instead of a film. It shows not only the horror of nuclear war, but the fact that the government is not prepared in the least to cope with the evacuation and damage.
It has some really horrible scenes of death, but the most terrifying aspect of the film is the naivety and total lack of realistic expectations. The aftermath is a testament to the stupidity of nuclear weapons.
The film draws on the aftermath of Dresden and Hiroshima and Nagasaki for realism.
One has to realize that this was 1965 before we reached the level of weapons we have today.
This is a film that should be seen by everyone.
It was made for BBC television, but deemed too horrendous to show. It was later shown in theaters and won an Oscar for best documentary film in 1966.
You cannot tell that you are not watching real live news instead of a film. It shows not only the horror of nuclear war, but the fact that the government is not prepared in the least to cope with the evacuation and damage.
It has some really horrible scenes of death, but the most terrifying aspect of the film is the naivety and total lack of realistic expectations. The aftermath is a testament to the stupidity of nuclear weapons.
The film draws on the aftermath of Dresden and Hiroshima and Nagasaki for realism.
One has to realize that this was 1965 before we reached the level of weapons we have today.
This is a film that should be seen by everyone.