The War Game (1966)
The War Game (1966) - War Movies 48 minutes. Kriegsspiel, Военная игра, El juego de la guerra, O Jogo da Guerra-1965, Krigsspillet. 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. post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), nuclear war, cold war, nuclear radiation, nuclear missile, state of emergency, riot, survival, nuclear holocaust, nuclear bomb, docudrama, struggle for survival, nuclear weapons, fake documentary, mondo, firestorm, war, pseudo-documentary, docufiction, cold war era, survivors, tactical nuclear warfare, nuclear deterrent policy, nuclear holocaust fiction, survival film, fallout shelters, civil defence, mondo film, voice-over, panic buying, nuclear strikes, hunger riots, armed police, v bombers, countervalue, vulcan mk ii, nuclear war aftermath, deterrence theory
Released: Apr 13, 1966
Runtime: 48 minutes
Stars: Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham
Crew: Peter Watkins (Director), Derek Williams (Sound), Peter Watkins (Writer), Peter Watkins (Producer), Lilias Munro (Makeup Artist), Vanessa Clarke (Costume Design)