Classic Cold War Flicks - Page 3

Cohaagen · 07-15-11, 08:27 AM

Threads is the daddy of all Cold War films. This is a teleplay that managed to (and I don't use the word lightly) traumatise the whole of the UK - an entire chunk of the population of a certain age will know exactly what you're talking about at even the slightest mention of the title. Certainly it ****ed me and my entire class up when we were shown it at school.

While I "enjoyed" The Day After, there is no doubt that Threads takes everything that was horrifying and shocking about that film and amps it up by several orders of magnitude. The whole thing is on YouTube, and if you're into Cold War films then there's no excuse for not having seen it.

Oh, for the same reasons I'd also recommend The War Game, and if you're interested in the Falklands War then An Ungentlemanly Act is a really well-observed and researched BBC teleplay on the initial invasion. Tumbledown also gets the thumbs up as far as the Falklands go, although it has a reputation for being brutal to the point of hard work...mainly for the absolute hands-down nastiest (not to mention historically correct) war movie death scene which involves a teenaged Argentine conscript getting stuck about 10 times in the face and neck with a broken bayonet.

Sailor Steve · 07-15-11, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cohaagen

Threads is the daddy of all Cold War films.

The daddy? Of all the shows that came two or three decades earlier?

Sounds like something worth seeing, though.

STEED · 07-15-11, 02:32 PM

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

In my view the best Richard Burton film made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spy...the_Cold_(film)

STEED · 07-15-11, 02:35 PM

Alfred Hitchcock did a couple...

Torn Curtain & Topaz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_Curtain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz_(1969_film)

Cohaagen · 07-15-11, 03:03 PM

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The daddy? Of all the shows that came two or three decades earlier?

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07-15-11, 03:39 PM

Threads was an eye opener, I saw it just after completing a series of courses in nuclear target analysis and fireplanning with tactical nuclear weapons and it really hit home.

Wasn't there another UK nuclear war movie, Testament or something like that?

I remember The Day After and the unforgettable scene where the horizon fills with launching Minuteman smoke trails just before the incoming warheads arrive. A couple of years later, while driving past the missile silos at Minot AFB I could not get that image out of my mind's eye.

Atomic Cafe is scary since it lets the propaganda of the time tell the story.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-15-11, 05:32 PM

I had a peek of the youtube stuff earlier, just skipped forward a couple of mins, watch 30 seconds, rinse and repeat...

Had to laugh with a young Reece Dinsdale, and had to look up his sister on imdb because I thought she looked vaguely familiar only to find she was the fat lesbian paramedic from Casualty many moons ago.

Did look good though.

Edit - sorry this was about Threads.

07-15-11, 06:47 PM

There is a nasty feature length UK animated movie called When the Wind Blows that's about a retired couple caught in a nuclear attack. Their only guide for what to do is a government civil defence pamphlet and they understand neither what has happened or why the instructions they have followed so conscientiously don't seem to be working.

A depressing but very moving story, SWMBO cried real tears at the end. It used to be on Youtube but has been removed for violation of copyrights.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-15-11, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Randomizer

There is a nasty feature length UK animated movie called When the Wind Blows that's about a retired couple caught in a nuclear attack. Their only guide for what to do is a government civil defence pamphlet and they understand neither what has happened or why the instructions they have followed so conscientiously don't seem to be working.

A depressing but very moving story, SWMBO cried real tears at the end. It used to be on Youtube but has been removed for violation of copyrights.

Yup, by the same guy who did The Snowman - Raymond Briggs. Watched it once many years ago, was good.

Sailor Steve · 07-16-11, 10:15 AM

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Got it. Slang.

07-15-11, 08:27 AM	#31
Cohaagen Frogman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 296 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Threads is the daddy of all Cold War films. This is a teleplay that managed to (and I don't use the word lightly) traumatise the whole of the UK - an entire chunk of the population of a certain age will know exactly what you're talking about at even the slightest mention of the title. Certainly it ***ed me and my entire class up when we were shown it at school. While I "enjoyed" The Day After, there is no doubt that Threads* takes everything that was horrifying and shocking about that film and amps it up by several orders of magnitude. The whole thing is on YouTube, and if you're into Cold War films then there's no excuse for not having seen it. Oh, for the same reasons I'd also recommend The War Game, and if you're interested in the Falklands War then An Ungentlemanly Act is a really well-observed and researched BBC teleplay on the initial invasion. Tumbledown also gets the thumbs up as far as the Falklands go, although it has a reputation for being brutal to the point of hard work...mainly for the absolute hands-down nastiest (not to mention historically correct) war movie death scene which involves a teenaged Argentine conscript getting stuck about 10 times in the face and neck with a broken bayonet. Last edited by Cohaagen; 07-15-11 at 08:47 AM.

07-15-11, 02:32 PM	#33
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. In my view the best Richard Burton film made. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spy...the_Cold_(film) __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-15-11, 02:35 PM	#34
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Alfred Hitchcock did a couple... Torn Curtain & Topaz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_Curtain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz_(1969_film) __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-15-11, 05:32 PM	#37
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I had a peek of the youtube stuff earlier, just skipped forward a couple of mins, watch 30 seconds, rinse and repeat... Had to laugh with a young Reece Dinsdale, and had to look up his sister on imdb because I thought she looked vaguely familiar only to find she was the fat lesbian paramedic from Casualty many moons ago. Did look good though. Edit - sorry this was about Threads. __________________

07-15-11, 03:39 PM	#36
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Threads was an eye opener, I saw it just after completing a series of courses in nuclear target analysis and fireplanning with tactical nuclear weapons and it really hit home. Wasn't there another UK nuclear war movie, Testament or something like that? I remember The Day After and the unforgettable scene where the horizon fills with launching Minuteman smoke trails just before the incoming warheads arrive. A couple of years later, while driving past the missile silos at Minot AFB I could not get that image out of my mind's eye. Atomic Cafe is scary since it lets the propaganda of the time tell the story.

07-15-11, 06:47 PM	#38
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	There is a nasty feature length UK animated movie called When the Wind Blows that's about a retired couple caught in a nuclear attack. Their only guide for what to do is a government civil defence pamphlet and they understand neither what has happened or why the instructions they have followed so conscientiously don't seem to be working. A depressing but very moving story, SWMBO cried real tears at the end. It used to be on Youtube but has been removed for violation of copyrights.