"They should string up bedsheets between the trees and show THE WAR GAME in every public park."
(Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)

Peter Watkins’ controversial and harrowing depiction of the effects of a nuclear attack on England hit the headlines when it was banned on the grounds of being too graphic and horrifying. It single-handedly opened up the nuclear debate and went on to theatrical success on both sides of the Atlantic. In spite of winning an Oscar, two Society of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards and a Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival, THE WAR GAME remained unshown on British television for over 20 years.

"CULLODEN was such a brilliant film, such a great and tragic work of art, that it should have got its 28-year-old director immediately fired from the BBC." (Alex Cox)

Culloden Moor, 16th April 1746: the last pitch battle on British soil. The Jacobite Scottish Highlanders, under the inept command of Bonnie Prince Charlie, face the Duke of Cumberland’s well-drilled and ruthless English army. Based on John Prebble’s meticulous historical study, Watkins’ groundbreaking reconstruction parallels the escalating “pacification” under way in Vietnam in the 1960s. Winner of the Society of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) BBC Award of Merit and the British Screenwriters’ Award of Merit.

Special features

• Audio commentary for THE WAR GAME by Patrick Murphy
• Audio commentary for CULLODEN by Dr John Cook
• Optional English and French subtitles
• 12 page booklet featuring THE WAR GAME The Controversy by Patrick Murphy