Peter Watkins - Culloden / The War Game Blu-Ray + DVD   British Film Institute

Hailed as a breakthrough when it was first broadcast in 1964, Peter Watkins' Culloden - which brilliantly reconstructs the famous battle of 1746 - stunned viewers by approaching its historical subject matter in the style of contemporary TV news coverage. Watkins' The War Game, about a limited nuclear attack on Kent, blended fact and fiction to create a disturbing vision of the personal and public consequences of such an attack. Banned from TV screens for twenty years, it was through its cinema release in 1966 - and its Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1967 - that it gained a loyal and vociferous following. Newly remastered to HIgh Definition, these startling and controversial films are presented on Blu-ray here for the very first time.

Special Features
Newly Remastered And Presented In Both High Definition And Standard Definition, Michael Bradsell Interview (2015, 21 Mins): The Film Editor Talks About Working With Peter Watkins At The BBC, John Cook Audio Commentary On Culloden (2002), Culloden On Location (Donald Fairservice, 1964, 8 Mins): Colour Footage Of The Cast And Crew During The Filming Of Culloden, With A 2002 Commentary By John Cook, Patrick Murphy Audio Commentary On The War Game (2002), The War Game: The Controversy (2002, 19 Mins): Patrick Murphy Charts The Production History, Banning And Eventual Distribution Of The War Game, The War Game Book: On-Screen Gallery Of The Complete 1967 Book, Published To Accompany The Film, Illustarted Booklet With New Essays By John Cook, David Archibald And William Fowler, And Full Film Credits