Cast
Dick Graham Michael Aspel Dave Baldwin Kathy Staff 
Peter Watkins
Credits
Written by: Peter Watkins
Cinematography: Peter Bartlett
Editing: Michael Bradsell
Produced by: Peter Watkins
Plot
A documentary-style drama showing the effects of a nuclear attack on Britain, banned by the BBC for nearly twenty years, which uses nonprofessional actors and a newsreel look to frighten.
Sinekatalog’s take
A terrifying and powerful anti-nuclear docudrama which won the Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (8,295 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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