“BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain”
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.
Michael Aspel
Commentator
Kathy Staff
Interviewee (uncredited)
Peter Watkins
Documentist (uncredited)
Peter Graham
Commentator
The War Game is a war, tv movie film released in 1966 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), nuclear war, cold war, nuclear radiation, nuclear missile, state of emergency. Directed by Peter Watkins, it stars Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins. 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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