{"product_id":"culloden-the-war-game-dual-format","title":"CULLODEN \/ THE WAR GAME [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCULLODEN + The War Game\u003cbr\u003eTwo films by Peter Watkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCulloden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Watkins first full-length film, a docudrama, made for the BBC, portrays the 1746 Battle of Culloden which in the words of the narrator 'tore apart forever the clan system of the Scottish Highlands'. The film was hailed as a breakthrough for its cinematography, as well as its use of non-professional actors and presentation of an historical event in the style of modern TV reporting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe War Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Watkins 1965 Academy Award-winning television drama-documentary depicting a nuclear war, written, directed and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wednesday Play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anthology series. The film shows the prelude to, and immediate weeks of the aftermath, of a Soviet nuclear attack against Britain. Told in the style of a news magazine programme, the cast was made up of non-actors, with narration by Peter Graham and Michael Aspel reading quotations from source material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatkins is known for pushing boundaries to the extreme with his documentaries and his films continue to inspire today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe films in this collection have been remastered to High Definition, and are presented on Blu-ray for the very first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCulloden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e commentary by Dr John Cook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe War Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e commentary by Patrick Murphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInterview with editor Mike Bradsell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1964 + 1965 | black \u0026amp; white | 117 minutes | 1 x DVD9 | 1 x BD50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600837071022,"sku":"BFIB1246","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/culloden-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409463","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/culloden-the-war-game-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}