The War Game

48m
WarTV Movie
7.7

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
Commentator
Kathy Staff
Interviewee (uncredited)
Peter Watkins
Documentist (uncredited)
Peter Graham
Commentator

Crew

Peter Watkins
Director, Writer, Producer
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Peter Bartlett
Director of Photography
Tony Cornell
Production Design
Anne Davey
Production Design
Vanessa Clarke
Costume Design
Lilias Munro
Makeup Artist
Lou Hanks
Sound
Stan Morcom
Sound
Derek Williams
Sound

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