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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Ludovic Kennedy as Narrator (voice)
Mick Jackson Director
Australia 30 January 1984
United Kingdom 26 May 1982
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A short video about a time when atomic attack was a real threat. This video was the result of living thru the cold war in the 80s when every one was worried ...
A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON is a speculative documentary of what would happen if Britain suffered a nuclear attack . We`re shown via specially shot scenes ...
A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON is a speculative documentary of what would happen if Britain suffered a nuclear attack . We`re shown via specially shot scenes ...
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