- Actors: Michael Aspel, Peter Graham, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins
- Directors: Peter Watkins
- Writers: Peter Watkins
- Producers: Peter Watkins
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Bfi
- DVD Release Date: 3 Feb 2003
- Run Time: 48 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00007LZ57
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 91,498 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
dated but still deeply disturbing.,
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This review is from: The War Game [VHS] [1965] (VHS Tape)
These days I guess "The War Game" has been overshadowed by the similar 1980s offerings "Threads" (one of the most terrifying films you will ever see) and "When The Wind Blows". In its day "The War Game" caused untold controversy and was actually banned by the British Government from being shown for about 20 years. I believe it was finally first aired to coincide with the 40th anniversy of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs in 1985. It shows the effects of an all-out nuclear attack on Britain, not just the horror of the attack itself, but the after-effects too, with the country being turned into a ruthless police state, having people put up against a wall and shot for stealing food. It's not as graphic as "Threads", and because it was made so much earlier the effects of a nuclear drop aren't quite as devestating as we know it would be now, but I guarantee you will still find this highly disturbing viewing. And the one line where the narrator describes the sound of the nuclear impact as "like a giant door being slammed in Hell" will stay with you.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most upsetting thing I have ever seen,
By A Customer
This review is from: The War Game [DVD] [1965] (DVD)
I watched this when studying the Cold War at school, and I was barely able to speak afterwards. Although it was made in the sixties and looks somewhat dated, this film is extremely effective, giving a very realistic glimpse of what would have actually happened if the Soviets had dropped atomic bombs on Britain. It combines contemporary interviews about nuclear issues with 'footage' of a nuclear attack on Rochester and its aftermath. Starting with the thirty-second warning, what was a quaint English town quickly becomes hell on earth. The images of countless charred bodies, screaming and suffocating people, riots and executions are more shocking than anything else I've ever seen. There is the overriding sense of how quickly a civilised community can degenerate into lawlessness, as we are shown how the police have to impose martial law. It's remarkably well-acted, and looks very authentic via the use of shaky hand-held camera work (reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan). It is made all the more disturbing when we are told that the kind of events being shown are highly possible 'before 1980'. As this film was made in 1965, one can appreciate why it was banned; it really would have caused mass hysteria. I'm not easily disturbed, but this documentary really did leave me with tears in my eyes. As absurd as it sounds, I will definitely not sleep very well tonight after seeing this. The War Game should be shown to everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, to make sure we never, ever, EVER even consider the use of nuclear weapons. It would, quite literally, mean the end of human civilisation. Although it is certainly not an enjoyable experience, the War Game is essential viewing for every human being.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must See Film,
By Rogal Dorn (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The War Game [DVD] [1965] (DVD)
Although not as visually shocking as 'Threads', 'The War Game' till has the power to shock even after four decades. Made after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1963, the film deals with the build up to a possible nuclear confrontation (I will not spoil the plot by revealing details) and the direct aftermath of an attack on the town of Rochester in Kent.
As well as addressing the utterly destructive nature of nuclear war, it shows the totally inadequete state of Civil Defense procedures in the UK at that time. The latter was probably the main reason why it was banned by the BBC. Some of the scenes continue to be as startling as ever - a police firing squad executing two looters being one of them. Fortunately we never stepped across the nuclear threshold, although we came close on several occasions. I have always been a supporter of the nuclear deterrent and continue to be so - but this film should be seen by all. It's message remains relevant and it still has the immense power to shock and frighten.
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