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War Game [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Michael Aspel (Actor), Peter Graham (Actor), Peter Watkins (Director) | Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Aspel, Peter Graham, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Olivier Espitalier-Noel
  • Directors: Peter Watkins
  • Writers: Peter Watkins
  • Producers: Peter Watkins
  • Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Project X
  • DVD Release Date: 25 July 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FSME6U
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 92,519 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning 24 July 2007
By Mark Pearce
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A R1 bargain featuring two of the greatest "documentary" films ever made from a 28 year old who was ahead of his time.
Utilising the docu-drama technique prevalent today,Watkins made Culloden(1964)a biting critique of the last battle fought on British soil based on John Prebble's classic book.The treatment is dazzling,historical balance and judgement seem well presented and the battle scenes for a low budget enterprise are well done and stylishly contemporary.
War Game(1965)notoriously banned for over 20 years after the Labour Government of the time suppressed it as being against the public interest with the aid of its producers- the spineless BBC.That said, I found it mesmerising and chilling in equal measure over 40 years later so god knows what the population of the day in the grip of the cold war would of made of seeing the probable fallout from a nuclear attack in their living room.
In 49 minutes,Watkins achieves more than dramas such as Threads and The Day After to name but two by detailing established facts and govt planning. By holding them up to the mirror of public scrutiny we find them fatally flawed- were the public really going to believe that hiding under a table would reduce their exposure to radiation.
Vital and brilliant work from a true genius who never recovered from the War Game debacle.A shame because Broomfield, Moore et al are not in his league.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A perspective of warfare. 10 April 2012
By Barlick
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The Bomb was a drama documentary on what to expect and how to prepare for a nuclear bomb blast in the UK. It was graphic and clearly exposed the terrible effects of a nuclear explosion. I lived through this period of the '60s in the UK and it brought back memories of the worries we had then of the nuclear threat from the USSR.
Culloden was a unique approach to revealing the last battle on British soil. It was an interview technique with the combatants. Who they were and why they were there. They told their own story. A tragedy unfolded before you. The last Highland Charge was an apt description. Incompetant Jacobite leadership led to the final demise of the 1745 uprising. The butchery of the Government troops after the battle was inexcusable. Such is warfare.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Found it at last. 27 Feb 2013
By Denyse R. Pollard
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First saw this at University via a Professor who was interested in nuclear war as he had worked for US defence before moving to Australia. Recorded it when it was finally shown on television, not a very good copy. Just happened accross the video and thought maybe it had been released on DVD. It is nice to finally have a good copy, harrowing though it is.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Terrifying, everyone would do well to see this at least once 1 Dec 2011
By ab..c VINE™ VOICE
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Introductions

I bought this DVD from 'DaaVeeDee-uk' and the disk is in B&W, bilingual French / English options. May I say that the price I bought it with is much better than other suppliers. With either language option, its is easy to select. This film is shot on what looks like 16 mm film, but has a brutality that's still strides over much more recent major films. The order of events that would take place if such circumstances occurred is captured with an unflinching eye on reality and severity.

If you are suffering from depression, I would ask you to think about watching this on another date.

Background

Over a very long time, I and maybe you too have heard something about this programme. Some on the political right - wing used to say its '...too socialist...' and visa - versa. Leaving this aside, which may be at some time true or not. Although this programme was filmed in 1964 and during the depths of a cold war, its facts do shine through any political rhetoric.

What are the political topics for war?

The explanation of how such a nuclear war could begin is by political machinations and invasions in other parts of the world. And how these create a rapid recoil in Europe to the Warsaw - pact and non - pact countries. The political events roll forward with factual handicap statements such as it could take 4 years - just in peacetime - to prepare for this type of mass assembly of provisions and housing and the major parts of the U.K.

How is it constructed?

The film has many factual and reasonable levels to show how civilization would impact and unzip during such a war is really, really terrifying. No poem could capture the losses of the burnt dying and dead.... Read more ›
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