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Peter Watkins (born 29 October 1935) is an English film and television director. He was born in Norbiton, Surrey, lived in Sweden, Canada and Lithuania for many years, and now lives in France. He is one of the pioneers of docudrama. His films present pacifist and radical ideas in a nontraditional style.
Peter Watkins. Director: The War Game. Peter Watkins began his career in advertising as an assistant producer and turned to amateur filmmaking in the late 1950s. In the mid-'60s he was commissioned by BBC-TV to make two feature-length docudramas incorporating a quasi-newsreel style and nonprofessional actors.
Mar 24, 2016 · Where to begin with Peter Watkins. A beginner’s path through the uncompromising docudramas of Peter Watkins. 24 March 2016. Punishment Park (1971) By Neil Mitchell. Where to begin. Why this might not seem so easy.
There is a strong case to be made that Peter Watkins is the most neglected major filmmaker at work today. Over the course of forty years the British-born director has managed, against trying and often adversarial circumstances, to produce a highly original ...
Peter Watkins' Web site and latest critical media statement, along with detailed information regarding each of PW's films and their current availability.
Feb 28, 2017 · The 50-year-old British film with a chilling warning for today: Peter Watkins’ Privilege. Pop, power, populism and propaganda... How Peter Watkins’ futuristic satire Privilege predicted a time when mass media would be subverted to the needs of those in power.
Interview with Peter Watkins. Roger Ebert October 25, 1967. Tweet. Maybe a young director shouldn't expect too much. Peter Watkins made " The War Game ," a documentary about nuclear war, and it was banned on British television and described by Kenneth Tynan as the most important film ever made.
