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The War Game (1965)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 11

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.5/10

Runtime: 50 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: A chilling documentary that imagines what would result if the Russians ever launched a nuclear attack on Great Britain. "The War Game" shows the terrifying physical damage caused by weapons of such... A chilling documentary that imagines what would result if the Russians ever launched a nuclear attack on Great Britain. "The War Game" shows the terrifying physical damage caused by weapons of such magnitude, as well as the enormous disorder that would break out in the battle's aftermath. Filmmaker Peter Watkins uses newsreel techniques that make the horrors portrayed here even more realistic. [More]

Director: Peter Watkins

Director: Peter Watkins

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Apr 4, 1991

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There is nothing subtle about this documentary, no place for irony just shocking image after image to bring home the terror of war.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
12/07/07
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

A horrifying and insidiously effective propaganda piece.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/05/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Nothing that you have heard or read can fully prepare you for Peter Watkins' 1965 faux documentary on the aftermath of a nuclear attack on Great Britain.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/30/06
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A startling and inflammatory plea against political indifference in all its forms

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
08/29/06
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

One of the most disturbing, overwhelming, and downright important films ever produced.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
08/08/06
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

Watkins's images are shrewd propaganda.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
07/25/06
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

has a frightening realism to it

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/24/06
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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01/14/05
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

One of the most skillful documentary films ever made.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Still packs a whallop. Will stick with you for life. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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06/11/03
Alex Sandell
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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Watkins has fashioned a scare story that really scares.

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01/01/00
Don Druker
Chicago Reader
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