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The War Game

BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain

Film196648mReleased

WarTV Movie
Not rated

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Details

Director
Peter Watkins
Language
English
Released
1966-04-13
Runtime
48m

Community score

7.7190 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.9

The story

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." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.

Cast

  • Michael Aspel
    Michael AspelCommentator
  • Kathy Staff
    Kathy StaffInterviewee (uncredited)
  • Peter Watkins
    Peter WatkinsDocumentist (uncredited)
  • Peter Graham — artwork unavailable
    Peter GrahamCommentator
  • Dave Baldwin — artwork unavailable
    Dave BaldwinSchoolmaster / Interviewer (uncredited)