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The War Game · Limited Edition

Best Release

Severin Films

Releases 2026-07-28 · USA

Director

Peter Watkins

Genre

War

Sub-Genre

Anti-War, Docudrama

Cast

Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham

Runtime

48 minutes (48 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Slipcase · Limited edition slipcase
In the box
Limited edition slipcase
Authorized reprint of the 1967 The War Game book by Peter Watkins, designed by Paul Watkins
Reprint of UK government-issued evacuation card
Limited edition postcards including a Ray Lowry reprint and a new Rob Carmichael / Seen Studio postcard
Discs
4K UHD + Blu-ray
Video
1.33:1 · HDR10

Restoration

Newly scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls. Worldwide UHD premiere.

Special features

Audio commentary with film critic Kim Newman and director Sean Hogan
Trailer
Introduction by filmmaker Alex Cox (Blu-ray only)
Conflict by Design, interview with production designer Anne Davey Orr (Blu-ray only)
Who Banned The War Game?, interview with Peter Watkins historian John Cook (Blu-ray only)
Games of Fact and Fiction, video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Stephen Broomer (Blu-ray only)
The War Game at Cine City, featurette by journalist Eric Veillette (Blu-ray only)
Nuclear Britain, interview with Julie McDowall (Blu-ray only)
Archival interview with editor Michael Bradsell (Blu-ray only)
Peter Watkins reflects on The War Game and the media, 1983 AFTRS interview (Blu-ray only)
Introduction to The War Game in Sheffield by Visions producer John Ellis (Blu-ray only)
The War Game in Sheffield, unused footage from UK TV show Visions (Blu-ray only)
The Diary of an Unknown Soldier (Peter Watkins short film) (Blu-ray only)
The Forgotten Faces (Peter Watkins short film) (Blu-ray only)

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