{"product_id":"the-war-game-2-disc-4k-uhd-w-le-slipcover-book","title":"The War Game [2-Disc 4K UHD w\/LE Slipcover + Book]","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis item is a pre-order with a wide release date of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e07\/28\/2026. We anticipate webstore orders containing this item to begin shipping around or earlier than that date. Any order that contains this item will ship around the estimated date. If you need an in-stock item sooner, please place a separate order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“AN EXTRAORDINARY FILM…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WAR GAME is a horrifying simulation of catastrophic reality.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO-DISC COLLECTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH 5+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUTHORIZED REPRINT OF THE WAR GAME BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIMITED EDITION POSTCARDS \u0026amp; MORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1965, filmmaker \u003cb\u003ePeter Watkins \u003c\/b\u003e(PRIVILEGE, PUNISHMENT PARK) recruited 350 amateur actors, utilized direct quotes from civil defense manuals and employed newsreel-like recreations to craft a BBC documentary drama that depicted a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The network condemned the finished film as “too horrifying” and refused to broadcast it. Watkins’ masterpiece subsequently received a special award at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and won the 1967 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature. The BBC would not air his “chillingly different, enduringly brilliant” (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) classic until three decades later. “What may be the most important film ever made” (\u003ci\u003eLondon Observer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis\u003cb\u003e now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A\/B rolls for the first time ever\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003emore than 5½ hours of all-new Special Features and Limited Edition Exclusives \u003c\/b\u003ethat include\u003cb\u003e an authorized reprint of Watkins’ 1967 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe War Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e book, collectible postcards, a replica of the UK government’s official evacuation pass and more. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDisc 1: 4K UHD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Film + Special Features)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAudio Commentary With Film Critic Kim Newman And Director Sean Hogan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDisc 2: Blu-ray \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Film + Special Features)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIntroduction By Filmmaker Alex Cox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAudio Commentary With Film Critic Kim Newman And Director Sean Hogan\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eConflict By Design\u003c\/i\u003e – Interview With Anne Davey Orr, Production Designer On CULLODEN And THE WAR GAME\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWho Banned THE WAR GAME?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e– An Interview With Peter Watkins Historian John Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGames Of Fact And Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTHE WAR GAME At Cine City\u003c\/i\u003e – Featurette By Journalist Eric Veillette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNuclear Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e– Interview With \u003ci\u003eAttack Warning Red!: How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War\u003c\/i\u003e Author Julie McDowall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eArchival Interview With Editor Michael Bradsell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePeter Watkins Reflects On THE WAR GAME And The Media\u003c\/i\u003e – 1983 Interview From The Australian Film Television And Radio School (AFTRS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIntroduction To THE WAR GAME In Sheffield\u003c\/i\u003e By \u003ci\u003eVisions\u003c\/i\u003e Producer John Ellis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTHE WAR GAME In Sheffield \u003c\/i\u003e– Peter Watkins Recruits For A Proposed WAR GAME Remake In Unused Footage For The UK TV Show \u003ci\u003eVisions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTHE DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Peter Watkins Short Film)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTHE FORGOTTEN FACES (Peter Watkins Short Film)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRuntime: 48 mins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAudio: English Mono\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4K Video: HDR10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosed Captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAspect Ratio: 1.33:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Slipcase \u0026amp; 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