Peter Watkins

Peter Watkins

October 29, 1935 · 90 years old

Peter Watkins (29 October 1935 – 30 October 2025) was an English filmmaker, documentarian, writer and film theorist. He is known as a pioneer of the docudrama and the mockumentary genres, typically with heavy political content. His films present pacifist and radical ideas in a nontraditional style.…

Known For

4 titles
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The War Game

The War Game

1966 · 45m · Movie

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.

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2
Punishment Park

Punishment Park

1971 · 1h 31m · Movie

"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the f...

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3
Culloden

Culloden

1964 · 1h 9m · Movie

The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.

7.7
4
The Forgotten Faces

The Forgotten Faces

1961 · 17m · Movie

An amateur short film which retells the Hungarian revolution of 1956.

6.7