The War Game
- 1966
- 48m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins total
Dave Baldwin
- Schoolmaster
- (uncredited)
- …
Kathy Staff
- Interviewee
- (uncredited)
Peter Watkins
- Documentist
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaDespite being produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the film was banned from television. The official reason was violence and depiction of human suffering, but others hinted that the real reason was because it went against the official government line concerning the survivability of a nuclear attack. The ban didn't forbid cinematic distribution, so the film had a wide theatrical release and won four major film awards.
- GoofsLight can be seen reflecting off a woman's "broken" teeth.
- Quotes
Scientist: Technically and intellectually, we are living in an atomic age. Emotionally, we are still living in the Stone Age. The Aztecs on their feast days would sacrifice 20,000 men to their gods in the belief that this would keep the universe on its proper course. We feel superior to them.
- Alternate versionsSome prints replace the stills of Lyndon B. Johnson and Alexey Kosygin with stills of the White House and the Red Square
- ConnectionsFeatured in Peter Watkins Reflects on 'The War Game' and the Media (1983)
- SoundtracksStille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night)
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Played on phonograph at Dover refugee compound
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Now on DVD
Just watched this for the first time, having heard and read much about it. It's still powerful stuff, and for 1966 this must have been particularly strong. The British Film Institute have just released this on DVD including an interesting documentary about the BBC's banning of the film, and a copy of Watkins' earlier film 'Diary of an unknown soldier'. Good stuff.
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- someguyonthenet
- May 1, 2003
Details
- Runtime48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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