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A Guide to Armageddon
1982 · Film · documentary · 32 min
Directed by Mick Jackson
A documentary film about the effects of nuclear weapons. What would be the effects on people and buildings if one medium-sized nuclear bomb was dropped on a large city? How effectively would various types of shelter protect us? In an experimental trial, two couples live in fallout shelters for ten days each.
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If you think The Day After is grim then you should see Threads - the UK BBC equivalent:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/
The one I remember most as a kid was actually the QED episode "A Guide to Armageddon":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GJttnC8PoA
Edit: The part starting around 6:40 gave me nightmares when I saw it...
The 1965 The War Game was so bad (i.e. realistic) that it wasn't broadcast until relatively recently:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059894