A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
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Peter Graham | ... |
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Dave Baldwin | ... |
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| Kathy Staff | ... |
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Peter Watkins | ... |
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Directed by
| Peter Watkins | ||
Written by
| Peter Watkins | ... | () |
Produced by
| Peter Watkins | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Peter Bartlett | ||
| Peter Suschitzky | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Michael Bradsell | ||
Costume Design by
| Vanessa Clarke | ||
Makeup Department
| Lilias Munro | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
| Tony Cornell | ... | design |
| Anne Davey | ... | design |
Sound Department
| Lou Hanks | ... | sound |
| Stan Morcom | ... | sound (as Stanley Morcom) |
| Derek Herbert Williams | ... | sound (as Derek Williams) |
Stunts
| Derek Ware | ... | action sequences |
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| Peter Norton | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
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- British Film Institute (BFI) (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1966) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner-Tonefilm (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamras Film Agency (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Project X Distribution (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Project X Distribution (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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| Plot Summary |
The War Game is a fictional, worst-case-scenario docu-drama about nuclear war and its aftermath in and around a typical English city. Although it won an Oscar for Best Documentary, it is fiction. It was intended as an hour-long program to air on BBC 1, but it was deemed too intense and violent to broadcast. It went to theatrical distribution as a feature film instead. Low-budget and shot on location, it strives for and achieves convincing and unflinching realism.
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| Taglines | BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain directed by Peter Watkins See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | After it won an Oscar for Documentary Feature, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the eligibility rules for the category. See more » |
| Goofs | Light can be seen reflecting off a woman's "broken" teeth. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Peter Watkins Reflects on 'The War Game' and the Media (1983). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night) See more » |
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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. See more » |