Peter Watkins

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The Forgotten Faces
6.6

The Forgotten Faces

Jan. 01, 1961

The Forgotten Faces

“The Forgotten Faces (1961), a film reconstruction of the Hungarian revolution of 1956, won Watkins another amateur Oscar, and to this day, ...
The Seventies People
6.1

The Seventies People

Jan. 01, 1975

The Seventies People

The Seventies People is a 1975 television docu-drama that was produced by Danmarks Radio. The film explores the high suicide rate in Denmark, the ...
The Freethinker
7.4

The Freethinker

Sep. 03, 1994

The Freethinker

a 274-minute documentary portrait of the life of playwright August Strindberg. The topic of the movie is inextricable from its method of ...
Privilege
6.9

Privilege

Jul. 24, 1967

Privilege

Britain’s biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter (Paul Jones), receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, ...
La Commune (Paris, 1871)
8.0

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

Jul. 03, 2003

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is ...
Edvard Munch
8.3

Edvard Munch

Nov. 12, 1974

Edvard Munch

A biographical film about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. It was originally created as a three-part miniseries co-produced by ...
Punishment Park
7.8

Punishment Park

May. 09, 1971

Punishment Park

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom ...
The Gladiators
6.7

The Gladiators

Jun. 25, 1969

The Gladiators

Some time in the future, East and West have stopped maintaining standing armies and nuclear weapons. Instead, to settle their differences they ...
Culloden
7.8

Culloden

Dec. 15, 1964

Culloden

Culloden is a 1964 docudrama written and directed by Peter Watkins for BBC TV. It portrays the 1746 Battle of Culloden that resulted in the ...
Evening Land
7.1

Evening Land

Feb. 21, 1977

Evening Land

A fictional-documentary depicting Denmark in deep crisis: the country is hit by general strike, during the holding of a NATO summit in ...
The Diary of an Unknown Soldier
6.7

The Diary of an Unknown Soldier

A short story narrated by an unknown British soldier who reveals his hopes, fears, and disillusionment while heading into battle against the ...
The Media Project
7.9

The Media Project

Dec. 31, 1991

The Media Project

A film that criticises and discussed the Australian media coverage of the first gulf war. Release: The Media Project 1991 General: avi | 1.63 GB ...
The Journey
7.4

The Journey

Feb. 24, 1987

The Journey

Peter Watkins’ global look at the impact of military use of nuclear technology and people’s perception of it, as well as a meditation ...
The Trap
7.2

The Trap

Sep. 15, 1975

The Trap

Set in the underground living quarters of a scientist working at an international nuclear waste station near the west coast of Sweden. It is the ...