The War Game (1966)
BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain
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.
- Date of release
- 1966-04-13
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (196)
- Runtime
- 48m
- Genres
- War, TV Movie
- Director
- Peter Watkins
Casting
- Michael Aspel — Commentator
- Kathy Staff — Interviewee (uncredited)
- Peter Watkins — Documentist (uncredited)
- Peter Graham — Commentator
- Dave Baldwin — Schoolmaster / Interviewer (uncredited)
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