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The Gladiators
Directed byPeter Watkins
Written byPeter Watkins
Nicholas Gosling
Produced byGöran Lindgren
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Music byClaes af Geijerstam
Release date
25 June 1969
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesEnglish
Cantonese
French
German
Swedish

The Gladiators (Swedish: Gladiatorerna, alternate title The Peace Game) is a 1969 Swedish drama/science fiction film directed by Peter Watkins.

Plot

The Mälsåker Castle (image from 2004) was filmed as the headquarters.[1]

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 soldiers from each country and broadcast on TV around the world as the most popular reality TV programme.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Gladiators at Peter Watkins site.

External links


Films directed by Peter Watkins
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