The War Game
movie
BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain
Released April 13, 1966
Overview
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.
Runtime
0h 48m
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
The War Game
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
BBC
United States
Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- nuclear war
- cold war
- nuclear radiation
- nuclear missile
- state of emergency
- riot
- survival
- nuclear holocaust
- nuclear bomb
- black and white
- docudrama
- struggle for survival
- nuclear weapons
- fake documentary
- mondo
- disturbed
- firestorm
- hypothetical
- war
- pseudo-documentary
- docufiction
- cold war era
- powerful
- tactical nuclear warfare
- nuclear deterrent policy
- nuclear holocaust fiction
- survival film
- fallout shelters
- civil defence
- mondo film
- voice-over
- panic buying
- nuclear strikes
- hunger riots
- armed police
- v bombers
- countervalue
- vulcan mk ii
- nuclear war aftermath
- deterrence theory
