Threads (1984 film)
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Threads (1984 film) is a harrowing British television drama that realistically depicts the immediate and long-term effects of nuclear war on ordinary citizens in Sheffield.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Threads (1984 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9329074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Threads (1984 film) Context triple: [Cold War cinema, notableWork, Threads (1984 film)]
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A.
Knightriders
Knightriders is a 1981 drama-fantasy film by George A. Romero about a traveling Renaissance fair troupe that stages jousting tournaments on motorcycles.
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B.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run is a 1976 science fiction film set in a dystopian future where citizens are executed at age 30, following a "Sandman" who begins to question the system.
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C.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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D.
Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
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E.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Threads (1984 film) Target entity description: Threads (1984 film) is a harrowing British television drama that realistically depicts the immediate and long-term effects of nuclear war on ordinary citizens in Sheffield.
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A.
Knightriders
Knightriders is a 1981 drama-fantasy film by George A. Romero about a traveling Renaissance fair troupe that stages jousting tournaments on motorcycles.
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B.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run is a 1976 science fiction film set in a dystopian future where citizens are executed at age 30, following a "Sandman" who begins to question the system.
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C.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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D.
Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
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E.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocalyptic film
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nuclear war film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrew Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
civil defence
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long-term effects of nuclear war ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ nuclear winter ⓘ radiation sickness ⓘ social collapse ⓘ |
| director | Mick Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Jim Latham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Graeme MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | television drama ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama
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drama ⓘ horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| location | Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jimmy Kemp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruth Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Paul Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic portrayal of social breakdown
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realistic depiction of nuclear war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mick Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC
ⓘ
Nine Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-09-23 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Brierly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen Meagher NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Reece Dinsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Barry Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Threads (1984 film) Description of subject: Threads (1984 film) is a harrowing British television drama that realistically depicts the immediate and long-term effects of nuclear war on ordinary citizens in Sheffield.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.