Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 +MULTI+2.11; site stc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!amdimage!prls!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!pete From: pete@stc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Looking for movie *THREADS* Message-ID: <660@stc-b.stc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 11:48:48 EST Article-I.D.: stc-b.660 Posted: Thu Oct 24 11:48:48 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:29:27 EST References: <793@hou2d.UUCP> Reply-To: pete@stc.UUCP (Peter Kendell) Organization: STC Telecoms, London N11 1HB. Lines: 38 Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Keywords: Xpath: stc stc-b stc-b stc-a In article <793@hou2d.UUCP> lws@hou2d.UUCP writes: >* >I am searching for a source for the motion picture *THREADS*. >It concerns survival(?) in a post-nuclear world. >I believe it is a British Production about 2 or 3 years old, >and it was shown on Public TV in the NYC area >last spring, but has not been shown in the NYC area since. > >Has this movie been discussed on the net? > >Is it available on video tape? > It was repeated here during the week of the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. As far as I know it is not available on videotape here. I don't know about the USA, but that would be depend on the conditions under which the BBC licensed it to the Public TV Network. FYI, the BBC showed the notorious 'War Game', directed by Peter Watkins circa 1964 for the FIRST TIME during the anniversary week. It seems that they were afraid that the effect of the film would be to cause mass suicide when it was first made. It's still a very powerful film, more so than 'Threads' in my opinion. The gritty B+W documentary look of it helps. It's also fascinatingly dated. Do see it if you have a chance. It's been available on 16mm film for many years, someone may have copied it to tape. -- Peter Kendell...mcvax!ukc!stc!pete TANSTAAFL