Search results for "Peter Watkins"
The War Game

The War Game

The War Game
IMDb: 8
48

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film’s development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating “the effect of the film has been judged…

Genre: TV Movie, War
The Forgotten Faces

The Forgotten Faces

The Forgotten Faces
IMDb: 6.7
18

“The Forgotten Faces (1961), a film reconstruction of the Hungarian revolution of 1956, won Watkins another amateur Oscar, and to this day, the film is praised in England as “one…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Diary of an Unknown Soldier

The Diary of an Unknown Soldier

The Diary of an Unknown Soldier
IMDb: 6.7
17

A short story narrated by an unknown British soldier who reveals his hopes, fears, and disillusionment while heading into battle against the German army.

Culloden

Culloden

Culloden
IMDb: 7.8
69

Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such…

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch
IMDb: 8.2
221

A biographical film about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. It was originally created as a three-part miniseries co-produced by the Norwegian and Swedish state television networks, but subsequently gained…

Punishment Park

Punishment Park

Punishment Park
IMDb: 7.7
88

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Privilege

Privilege

Privilege
IMDb: 6.9
103

Britain’s biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter (Paul Jones), receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an…

Genre: Drama