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The war game ; Culloden / produced by British Broadcasting Corporation ; written and produced by Peter Watkins.
Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : New Yorker Video, [2006]
Toronto, Ont. : Project X Distribution, [2006]
©2006
Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm).
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Notes
Firestone Library - Video Library Reserve
DVD 2690
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Subject(s)
Charles Edward Prince, grandson of James II, King of England 1720-1788
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Nuclear warfare
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Social aspects
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Nuclear warfare
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Psychological aspects
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Civil defense
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Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746
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Documentary films
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Historical films
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Great Britain
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History
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George II, 1727-1760
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Production company
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Film distributor
Project X Distribution (Firm)
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Publisher
New Yorker Video (Firm)
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Director
Watkins, Peter, 1935-
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Screenwriter
Watkins, Peter, 1935-
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Producer
Watkins, Peter, 1935-
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Director of photography
Bartlett, Peter, (Cinematographer)
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Bush, Dick
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Editor of moving image work
Bradsell, Michael
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Art director
Carnell, Tony
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Davey, Anne
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Woods, Brendan
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MacLeod, Colin, (Designer)
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Shaw, John, (Designer)
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Costume designer
Clarke, Vanessa
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Commentator
Graham, Dick
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Aspel, Michael, 1933-
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Library of Congress genre(s)
War films
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Feature films
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Short films
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Documentary-style films
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Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
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Made-for-TV movies
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Series
Cinema of Peter Watkins
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The cinema of Peter Watkins
Medium/Support
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Summary note
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.
Notes
Videodisc release of films produced in 1964 (Culloden) and 1965 (War game).
Drama documentaries.
Extra features: full length audio commentary for The war game by Patrick Murphy; full length audio commentary for Culloden by John Cook.
Creation/Production credits
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.
System details
DVD; region 1, NSTC; mono.
Awards
The war game: Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1967; BAFTA Film Award, Best Short Film; Venice Film Festival, Special Prize.
Participant(s)/Performer(s)
War game: commentary, Dick Graham, Michael Aspel.
Language note
In English with optional English and French subtitles.
Contents
The war game (49 min.)
Culloden (72 min.).
Other title(s)
Culloden
Title from the www.imdb.com
Battle of Culloden
ISBN
156730432X
9781567304329
Publisher no.
NYD 100206
OCLC
70345898
Universal Product Code
881751200341
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