The War Game (1966)
- Directed by
- Peter Watkins
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 190 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A pseudo-documentary shows what happens during a nuclear attack on Britain and the terrifying aftermath. It follows ordinary people and officials as the disaster unfolds.
bleakvisceralunsettlingsoberingrawclinicalharrowingdisturbing
What happens
The War Game is a 1965 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath. Written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC, it caused dismay within the BBC and within government and was withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 6 October 1965. The corporation said that "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting. It will, however, be shown to invited audiences..." The film premiered at the National Film Theatre in London, on 13 April 1966, where it ran until 3 May. It was then shown abroad at several film festivals, including Venice, where it won the Special Prize. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1967. The film was eventually televised in Great Britain on 31 July 1985, during the week before the 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the day before a repeat screening of Threads. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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That Summer Day (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.