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The War Game was made for the BBC in 1965, but not broadcast at the time. It is a docudrama based upon a supposed nuclear attack on the south east of England. It was written and produced by Peter Watkins with commentary by Dick Graham and Michael Aspel.
- 46 min
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The War Game: Directed by Peter Watkins. With Michael Aspel, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin, Kathy Staff. A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
- (7.4K)
- Drama, War
- Peter Watkins
- 1967-11-01
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The War Game is a 1966 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath. Written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, it caused dismay within the BBC and within government, and was withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965.
In this British documentary, a hypothetical Chinese invasion of South Vietnam triggers a new world war between East and West. In the town of Rochester, Kent, the anticipation of a nuclear attack...
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- Drama
- Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins' disturbing vision of the personal and public consequences of a nuclear attack in Britain. Winner of an Oscar in 1967 (Best Documentary). 173 IMDb 8.0 47min 1966. Drama · Military and War · International. Available to buy.
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But probably his most powerful film and still the most controversial is The War Game (1965), a devastating documentary-like account of a nuclear attack on England, which has been paired with Watkins' first full length film, Culloden (1964), on a single disc.
