The War Game, Peter Watkins (1966)

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The War Game, Peter Watkins (1966)

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The War Game was made for the BBC in 1965, but not broadcast at the time. It is a docudrama based upon a supposed nuclear attack on the south east of England....

The only fictional documentary that won Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Despite being produced for BBC it was withdrawn from airing in 1965, after causing dismay with its depiction of violence and human suffering. Mind you, the film questions the survivability of a nuclear attack despite following the government guidance. The TV ban didn’t forbid the cinematic distribution.

Triple-feature along with The Day After, Nicholas Meyer (1983) and Threads, Mick Jackson (1984).

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