The War Game (1966)
April 13, 1966Release Date
The War Game (1966)
April 13, 1966Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The War Game is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video
Streaming in:π¬π§ United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Michael Aspel
Commentator
Kathy Staff
Interviewee (uncredited)
Peter Graham
Commentator
Peter Watkins
Documentist (uncredited) / Director / Producer / Writer
Peter Graham
Commentator
Lilias Munro
Makeup Artist
Stan Morcom
Sound
Derek Williams
Sound
Peter Bartlett
Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Tony Cornell
Production Design
Anne Davey
Production Design
Vanessa Clarke
Costume Design
Lou Hanks
Sound
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, it caused dismay within the BBC and within government, and was withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965. The corporation said that "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting. It will, however, be shown to invited audiences..."
The film premiered at the National Film Theatre in London, on 13 April 1966, where it ran until 3 May. It was then shown abroad at several film festivals, including Venice where it won the Special Prize. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1967.
The film was eventually televised in Great Britain on 31 July 1985, during the week before the fortieth anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the day before a repeat screening of Threads.