The Gladiators
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Gladiatorerna |
| Year | 1969 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Genre | War, Science Fiction, Drama |
| Director | Peter Watkins |
| Runtime | 92 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.1/10 (22 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a chilling, quasi-documentary dystopia, relying on minimalist cinematography and a detached view of its pawn-like characters. It explores a mechanism where human life becomes currency and heroism is merely a function of the system.
What lingers after the viewing is a sense of grim inevitability and a question about the price of an abstract peace bought with such blood. This is not an action spectacle but a sober, bleak political pamphlet. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Peter Watkins
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Watch in silence as a dark political allegory. Ideal for a thoughtful evening viewing.
🎭 Cast
Arthur Pentelow
British General
Frederick Danner
British Staff Officer
Hans Bendrik
Capt. Davidsson
Christer Gynge
Assistant Controller
Daniel Harle
French Officer
Björn Franzén
Swedish Colonel
Kenneth Lo
Chinese Colonel
Hans Berger
West German Officer
Rosario Gianetti
American Officer
Tim Yum
Chinese Officer
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