Category Archives: Peter Watkins
Punishment Park (1971)
“Would you like me to define what a politician is?” Made during the Vietnam War, Punishment Park from director Peter Watkins extends the social unrest of the times and presents a society in which dissidents are rounded up–mainly for their … Continue reading
Filed under British, Peter Watkins, Political/social films
The Gladiators (1969)
“Basic humanity–that’s what’s wrong with that boy.” Set in the future, the bleak satire The Gladiators from British director Peter Watkins is a docudrama that televises “the Game,” an international competition of military exercises conducted in the interests of “world … Continue reading
Filed under (Anti) War, British, Peter Watkins, Political/social films
Privilege (1967)
“We face on every side the danger of overthrow by the forces of communism and anarchy.” Privilege a 1967 Peter Watkins film, examines the issues of media and population control through the manipulation of a pop idol, Steve Shorter (Paul … Continue reading
Filed under British, Peter Watkins, Political/social films
The War Game and Culloden (1964 & 1965)
“The blast from a thermonuclear explosion has been likened to an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell.” In the 1960s, director Peter Watkins made two films for the BBC–The War Game and Culloden. Both docudramas, The War Game … Continue reading
Filed under British, Peter Watkins, Political/social films
