# The War Game (1966)

> A stark British docudrama turns an imagined nuclear strike on an English city into an unshielded portrait of societal collapse and human endurance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15818

## Facts

- Runtime: 48 min
- Genres: War, TV Movie
- Director: Peter Watkins
- Cast: Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059894/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, bleak, confrontational, Cold War history viewing, political cinema study

## Synopsis

A chilling portrayal of the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war unfolds in a fictional English city.

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