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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

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Apr 4, 1991

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Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Watkins has fashioned a scare story that really scares.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/01/00
Don Druker
Don Druker
Chicago Reader

One of the most skillful documentary films ever made.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A horrifying and insidiously effective propaganda piece.

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

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

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

No review available.

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06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

has a frightening realism to it

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

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
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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01/14/05
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey
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A startling and inflammatory plea against political indifference in all its forms

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08/29/06
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Watkins's images are shrewd propaganda.

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