Peter Watkins
English film director (1935-2025)
Peter Watkins was an English filmmaker, documentarian, writer and film theorist. He is known as a pioneer of the docudrama and the mockumentary genres, typically with heavy political content. His films present pacifist and radical ideas in a nontraditional style. He mainly concentrated his works and ideas around the mass media and viewers' relation to and participation in a movie or television documentary.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1966–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The War game | Films inc. | 49 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1966 | The War game | Peter Watkins | 48 min | B&W | ||
| 1970 | The Gladiators | 121 University Place | 102 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1971 | Punishment park. | Peter Watkins | 3240 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1976 | Edvard Munch | unknown | 16mm | Color | sound |