The Gladiators (film)

This article is about the 1969 film. For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation).
The Gladiators
Directed by Peter Watkins
Produced by Göran Lindgren
Written by Peter Watkins
Nicholas Gosling
Music by Claes af Geijerstam
Cinematography Peter Suschitzky
Release dates
25 June 1969
Running time
92 minutes
Country Sweden
Language English
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

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.

Cast

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