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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The war game ; Culloden / Project X Distribution ; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation ; written and produced by Peter Watkins.

Publisher, Date:

New York : New Yorker Video ; Toronto, Ont. : Project X Distribution, [2006]

Description:

1 videodisc (121 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD video 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

fullscreen

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

War game: A dramatization of the possible effects of nuclear warfare on Great Britain. Explores the physical damage effects, the psychological effects on the survivors, the societal logic for the existence of nuclear arms, and the attempts to understand how the balance of power keeps atomic weapons in check.

Culloden: In 1746, Scots fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie lose to English forces in Scotland at the brutal battle of Culloden.

Series:

The cinema of Peter Watkins

Cinema of Peter Watkins.

Subjects:

Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788.

Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects.

Nuclear warfare -- Psychological aspects.

Civil defense.

Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746.

Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760.

Genre:

War films.

Feature films.

Documentary-style films.

Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)

Made-for-TV movies.

Other Author:

Watkins, Peter, 1935- director, screenwriter, producer.

Bartlett, Peter, (Cinematographer) director of photography.

Bradsell, Michael, editor of moving image work.

Carnell, Tony, art director.

Davey, Anne, art director.

Clarke, Vanessa, costume designer.

Graham, Dick, commentator.

Aspel, Michael, 1933- commentator.

Bush, Dick, director of photography.

Woods, Brendan, art director.

MacLeod, Colin, (Designer), art director.

Shaw, John, (Designer), art director.

British Broadcasting Corporation. production company.

Project X Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

New Yorker Video (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

Title from the www.imdb.com : Battle of Culloden

Culloden.

Notes:

Titles from title frames.

Orginally produced in 1964 (Culloden) and 1965 (War game).

Drama documentaries.

Special features include: full length audio commentary for The war game by Patrick Murphy; full length audio commentary for Culloden by John Cook.

War game: costumes, Vanessa Clarke ; design, Tony Carnell, Anne Davey ; commentary, Dick Graham, Michael Aspel ; photography, Peter Bartlett ; film editor, Michael Bradsell.

Culloden: design, Anne Davey, Brendan Woods, Colin MacLeod, John Shaw ; photography, Dick Bush ; editor, Michael Bradsell.

DVD; region 1, NSTC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; mono.

Soundtrack in English, with optional English and French subtitles.

The war game: Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1967; BAFTA Film Award, Best Short Film; Venice Film Festival, Special Prize.

Web Site:

Web Link Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com

ISBN:

156730432X

9781567304329

Publisher Number:

NYD 100206

Other Number:

70345898

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

715963

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0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

DVD TV War game