The War Game

1966 · 48 min · EN · 7.7 (196 votes)

Dir. Peter Watkins · Starring Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin

“BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain”

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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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This film is a chilling, unflinching look at the unthinkable. It feels like a terrifyingly plausible historical document, presenting a bleak, dread-soaked vision of nuclear war's aftermath. A harrowing, stark, and deeply unsettling experience.

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