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The War Game

  • 1966
  • 48m
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7.9/10
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The War Game (1966)
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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.

  • Director
    • Peter Watkins
  • Writer
    • Peter Watkins
  • Stars
    • Michael Aspel
    • Peter Graham
    • Dave Baldwin
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    7.5K
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    • Director
      • Peter Watkins
    • Writer
      • Peter Watkins
    • Stars
      • Michael Aspel
      • Peter Graham
      • Dave Baldwin
    • 72User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins total

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    Michael Aspel
    • Commentator
    Peter Graham
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    Dave Baldwin
    • Schoolmaster
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    Kathy Staff
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    • Interviewee
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Watkins
    • Documentist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Watkins
    • Writer
      • Peter Watkins
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    • Trivia
      After it won an Oscar for Documentary Feature, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the eligibility rules for the category.
    • Goofs
      Light 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 versions
      Some prints replace the stills of Lyndon B. Johnson and Alexey Kosygin with stills of the White House and the Red Square
    • Connections
      Featured in Peter Watkins Reflects on 'The War Game' and the Media (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night)
      (uncredited)
      Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
      Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
      Played on phonograph at Dover refugee compound

    User reviews72

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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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    • May 1, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1967 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kriegsspiel
    • Filming locations
      • Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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