{"id":11781,"date":"2026-05-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/?p=11781"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:08:49","slug":"harrowing-masterpieces-the-war-game-and-threads-worldwide-uhd-premieres-of-new-4k-scans-from-original-negatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/harrowing-masterpieces-the-war-game-and-threads-worldwide-uhd-premieres-of-new-4k-scans-from-original-negatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrowing Masterpieces the WAR GAME and THREADS Worldwide UHD Premieres of New 4K Scans From Original Negatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEVERIN FILMS ANNOUNCES PRE-ORDERS FOR <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE MOST TERRIFYING NUCLEAR WAR FILMS EVER MADE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Harrowing Masterpieces THE WAR GAME and THREADS<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Worldwide UHD Premieres Of New 4K Scans From Original Negatives<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Severin Films<\/span><\/span><\/b> today announced the Worldwide UHD Premieres<\/b> of the seminal apocalyptic nuclear war films THE WAR GAME <\/b>and THREADS<\/b>. Peter Watkins<\/b>’ Oscar<\/span><\/span>®<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> winning 1965 documentary drama THE WAR GAME – called “what may be the most important film ever made” by The London Observer<\/i> – is presented in a 2-Disc Collection with 5+ hours of Special Features, a reprint of Watkins’ companion book and more. Mick Jackson’s milestone 1984 BBC shocker THREADS – infamously hailed by the British Film Institute<\/i> as “the movie that scarred a generation for life” – is presented in a 3-Disc Collection with 7 hours of Special Features that include the award-winning 2025 documentary SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS. Both releases include Limited Edition Exclusives and are available to pre-order now at <\/span><\/span>www.SeverinFilms.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"A\"A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“An extraordinary film…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE WAR GAME is a horrifying simulation of catastrophic reality.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 1965, filmmaker Peter Watkins<\/b> (PRIVILEGE, PUNISHMENT PARK) recruited 350 amateur actors, utilized direct quotes from civil defense manuals and employed <\/span>newsreel-like recreations to craft a BBC documentary drama that depicted a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The network condemned the finished film as “too horrifying” and refused to broadcast it. Watkins’ masterpiece subsequently received a special award at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and won the 1967 Academy Award<\/span><\/span><\/span>®<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> for Best Documentary Feature. The BBC would not air his “chillingly different, enduringly brilliant” (The Guardian<\/i>) classic until three decades later. “What may be the most important film ever made” (London Observer<\/i>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A\/B rolls for the first time ever<\/b>, with more than five and a half hours of all-new Special Features and Limited Edition Exclusives<\/b> that include an authorized reprint of Watkins’ 1967 The War Game<\/i> book, collectible postcards, a replica of the UK government’s official evacuation pass and more<\/b>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Special Features for THE WAR GAME:
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