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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.
The War Game is a 1966 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath. [1] Written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, [2] it caused dismay within the BBC and within government, and was withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965. [3]
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.
Peter Watkins' disturbing vision of the personal and public consequences of a nuclear attack in Britain. Winner of an Oscar in 1967 (Best Documentary). 177. IMDb 7.9 47min 1966 X-Ray. Drama • Military and War • International. Buy. HD £5.99. More purchase.
May 30, 2009 · The War Game is one of television’s most notorious banned programmes. A harrowing dramatised documentary portraying the after-effects of nuclear holocaust and calling for public education in nuclear deterrent policy, it was made by the BBC for 1965 broadcast but was not transmitted for twenty years.
The War Game. The threat of thermonuclear destruction placed Britain’s civil defence plans, and the BBC, at the heart of public debates about the Cold War.
An anti-nuclear war film that takes Watkins'... This week we tackle a truly harrowing film. Arguably director Peter Watkins' finest work, 1966's 'The War Game'.
Overview. A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting."
Nov 13, 2023 · The War Game is a faux-documentary, merging scientific and political facts with a fictionalised story, which asks an important question: what if nuclear war really did break...
Peter Watkins' The War Game, about a limited nuclear attack on Kent, blended fact and fiction to create a disturbing vision of the personal and public consequences of such an attack.
