The Forgotten Faces

1961

English

6.6

♡ 3

Peter Watkins Director

Brian Turner as

Frances Mercer as

Michael Roy as

John Newing as

“The Forgotten Faces (1961), a film reconstruction of the Hungarian revolution of 1956, won Watkins another amateur Oscar, and to this day, the film is praised in England as "one of the most memorable amateur films ever made".

Culloden

1964

English

7.7

♡ 11

100%

92%

18th century

Action

bonnie prince charlie

Peter Watkins Director

Peter Watkins as Field Interviewer

Tony Cosgrove as Lt. Ward / Field Interviewer

Olivier Espitalier-Noel as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Robert Oates as Pvt. Alexander Laing

Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.

Privilege

1967

English

6.8

♡ 5

55%

Peter Watkins Director

Victor Henry as Freddie K

Jeremy Child as Martin Crossley

Doreen Mantle as Miss Crawford

Jean Shrimpton as Vanessa Ritchie

Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter, receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie, is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers.

Edvard Munch

1974

Norwegian

8.1

♡ 11

100%

Peter Watkins Director

Geir Westby as Edvard Munch

Gro Fraas as Fru Heiberg

Geo von Krogh as Kristiania Bohemian

Peter Watkins as Narrator

Edvard Munch's childhood is overshadowed by death: he suffers the loss of his sister and mother, while enduring serious illness himself, almost dying. At university, Munch discovers his talent as a painter. As he immerses himself in the art world, he becomes part of a cultural revolution lead by the likes of nihilist Hans Jæger.

The War Game

1966

English

7.9

♡ 18

93%

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

pre-code

War

Peter Watkins Director

Michael Aspel as Commentator

Peter Graham as Commentator

Peter Watkins as Documentist

Dave Baldwin as Schoolmaster / Interviewer

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.

Punishment Park

1971

English

7.7

♡ 12

92%

struggle for survival

Thriller

Peter Watkins Director

Peter Watkins as Documentarist

Fred Franklyn as James Daly, Defense Attorney

Carmen Argenziano as Jay Kaufman, Tribunal Defendant

John Kerry as Policeman

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

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Culloden

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The War Game

Punishment Park