The War Game

Name: The War Game
Director: Peter Watkins
Genre: TV Movie, War
Released: 1966-04-13
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham

BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain

TV Movie War

7.7

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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.

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DirectorPeter Watkins

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