The War Game
- 1966
- 48m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.3K
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
Featured review
Still hard hitting
...saw THE WAR GAME last year and I really enjoyed it... Just caught it on DVD and I can't help but wonder if scenes were cut out of the DVD as I remembered it to be much much longer!?!?
Anyway I digress
I brilliant film made by the BBC which was banned for many years because of the fact it was too real... In most cases it's re-released because films from the 60's tend to date somewhat compared to modern cinema standards. But the War Game is still as hard hitting as it was the day the BBC decided they couldn't put it on television.
Some truely horrible scenes involving the collapse of the nation when bombed by the enemy
For what it set out to do.
10/10
Anyway I digress
I brilliant film made by the BBC which was banned for many years because of the fact it was too real... In most cases it's re-released because films from the 60's tend to date somewhat compared to modern cinema standards. But the War Game is still as hard hitting as it was the day the BBC decided they couldn't put it on television.
Some truely horrible scenes involving the collapse of the nation when bombed by the enemy
For what it set out to do.
10/10
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- Jun 24, 2003
Details
- Runtime48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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