THE WAR GAME d: Peter Watkins

Alternative Film Guide Nov 02 09

The War Game (1965) Direction and Screenplay: Peter Watkins Narration: Michael Aspel and Peter Graham By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: For anyone who thinks that those 50-pack mega-DVD sets of public domain films put out by several different video companies are worthless, I would argue that the amount of films you get for the money is worth it, even if all were mediocre, and that the truth is: each DVD package will come with at least 8-10 enjoyable films, a few true classics like Carnival of Souls or Night of the Living Dead, and every so often a great little film will pop up that makes the package a total steal. Full story...

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