The Gladiators (film) explained

The Gladiators
Director:	Peter Watkins
Producer:	Göran Lindgren
Music:	Claes af Geijerstam
Cinematography:	Peter Suschitzky
Runtime:	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 soldiers from each country and broadcast on TV around the world as the most popular reality TV programme.

Cast

• Arthur Pentelow as British General
• Frederick Danner as British Staff Officer
• Hans Bendrik as Capt. Davidsson
• Daniel Harle as French Officer
• Hans Berger as West German Officer
• Rosario Gianetti as American Officer
• Tim Yum as Chinese Staff Officer
• Kenneth Lo as Chinese Colonel
• Björn Franzen as Swedish Colonel
• Christer Gynge as Assistant Controller
• Jürgen Schilling as East German Officer
• Stefan Dillan as Russian Officer
• Ugo Chiari as Italian Officer
• Chandrakant Desai as Indian Officer
• George Harris as Nigerian Officer
• Pik-Sen Lim as C-2

See also

• The Challenge (1970)

References