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Gladiatorerna (1969)
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25 June 1969 (Sweden)
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Some time in the future, East and West have stopped maintaining standing armies and nuclear weapons. Instead, to settle their differences they pit different teams of crack combat specialists against each other. | add synopsis
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Highly overlooked masterpiece from Peter Watkins.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Arthur Pentelow | ... | British General |
| Frederick Danner | ... | British Staff Officer |
| Hans Bendrik | ... | Capt. Davidsson |
| Daniel Harle | ... | French Officer |
| Hans Berger | ... | West German Officer |
| Rosario Gianetti | ... | American Officer |
| Tim Yum | ... | Chinese Staff Officer |
| Kenneth Lo | ... | Chinese Colonel |
| Björn Franzen | ... | Swedish Colonel |
| Christer Gynge | ... | Assistant Controller |
| Jürgen Schilling | ... | East German Officer |
| Stefan Dillan | ... | Russian Officer |
| Ugo Chiari | ... | Italian Officer |
| Chandrakant Desai | ... | Indian Officer |
 | George Harris | ... | Nigerian Officer |
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102 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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700 million Chinese, armed with the thoughts of Chairman Mao, are just as many spiritual atom bombs.
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Watkins' Gladiators a.k.a. Gladiatorena a.k.a. The Peace Game (1969) is a very interesting film that features a unique concept.The movie takes place in a alternate reality where warfare has been abolished. Countries that want to settle their disputes handle them inside a high tech arena. Each country sends in a crack squad of highly trained commandos. While inside, they play a game that's similar to "capture the flag". The supercomputer controlled arena is operated by technicians from neutral countries. The computer randomly puts up obstacles in the way of the commandos (adding a bit of intrigue to the game). The generals from the opposing forces (along with their allies) play a game of chess with their commandos, watching the proceedings from the safety of a control room (TV screens and computer monitors follow the action). Around the world, the game is televised (except in Russia, China and The United States). The TV programmers even have a say in the action (they have to satisfy the TV viewers).
Once again, Watkins uses his faux documentary style to capture it all on film. This movie's truly ahead of it's time. A concept like this one would make a great reality T.V. show. Unfortunately, like most of Peter Watkins work it's a hard movie to find. But if you ever get a chance to watch it, I recommend that you do.
Highly recommended.