The War Game

1966

WarTV Movie

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.

"BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain"

Rating

7.674
161 votes

Popularity

1.1018

Origin & Countries

USGB | en | United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Runtime

48 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/13/1966

Credits

The War Game

Peter WatkinsDirector

The War Game

Michael AspelCommentator

The War Game

Kathy StaffInterviewee (uncredited)

The War Game

Peter WatkinsDocumentist (uncredited)

The War Game

Peter GrahamCommentator

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Reviews

Gimly

4/5/2020

6 / 10

Great, genuinely hard to watch, eminently memorable and absolutely no fun at all. But that's really important I think, so much media really tries to sort of paint this candy-coated filter over subjects like war, when in reality, war, especially nuclear war, is pretty fucked. There's nothing wrong with making those other movies, the ones where the heroes win the day and good guys triumph, those will never go away, nor should they, but every now and then, some hard truths need to be confronted too, and _The War Game_ is **very** confronting. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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