The War Game (1966)
Directed by Peter Watkins
A hypothetical Chinese invasion of South Vietnam triggers a new world war between East and West. In Rochester, Kent, the anticipation of a nuclear attack leads to mass evacuations. When a stray missile explodes, the ensuing firestorm blinds all those who see it. It's not long before the fabric of society is ripped apart from radiation poisoning, a lack of infrastructure and rioting for food and other necessities.
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Unlike another disturbing ‘60s classic, Peter Watkins’ The War Game (1966), which very realistically depicted the consequences of a nuclear war…
…the made-for-television movies The Day After, The War Game, Threads, and Testament are uniformly excellent…
We have been here before, from Cold War classics like Sidney Lumet’s stark, no frills Fail Safe (1964) to Peter Watkin’s hair-raising, low budget pseudo-documentary The War Game (1966), to rare post-Soviet-era efforts like the made-for-TV movie By Dawn’s Early Light (1990), which boasts a premise remarkably similar to Bigelow’s.
Bug-resistant Damon In shock appeal, it’s closer to the BBC’s once-banned docudrama “The War Game” or the more recent “The Road” than to, say, “Outbreak” or “28 Days Later.”
In shock appeal, it’s closer to the BBC’s once-banned docudrama “The War Game” or the more recent “The Road” than to, say, “Outbreak” or “28 Days Later.”