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The Gladiators is a suédois film of genre Drama directed by Peter Watkins released in USA on 21 october 1971 with Arthur Pentelow
The Gladiators (1969)
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Add to a movie listThe Gladiators (Swedish: Gladiatorerna, alternate title The Peace Game) is a 1969 Swedish drama/science fiction film directed by Peter Watkins.
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In order to prevent a Third World War, the superpowers decide to introduce “international peace games,” a deadly miniature battle fought between small teams of drafted teenage soldiers from each country and broadcast on TV around the world as the most popular reality TV program.Actors
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, 48minutesDirected by Peter Watkins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Documentary, Action
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Documentary films about nuclear technology, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
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Rating79%
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, 5h45Directed by Peter Watkins
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
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, 1h43Directed by Peter Watkins, Paul Jones, Jeremy Child, John Heyman, Norman Bogner, Jean Shrimpton
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Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
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Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
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Rating76%
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Origin USA
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