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The Gladiators (1969)

Genre : Drama, Science Fiction, War

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Peter Watkins

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Arthur Pentelow
Arthur Pentelow
British general
Frederick Danner
Frederick Danner
Brittish officer
Hans Bendrik
Hans Bendrik
Capt. Davidsson
Daniel Harle
Daniel Harle
French officer
Björn Franzén
Björn Franzén
Swedish colonel
Kenneth Lo
Kenneth Lo
Chinese colonel
Hans Berger
Hans Berger
West German officer
Rosario Gianetti
Rosario Gianetti
American officer
Tim Yum
Tim Yum
Chinese officer
Stefan Dillan
Stefan Dillan
Russian officer
Jürgen Schilling
Jürgen Schilling
East German officer
George Harris
George Harris
Nigerian officer
Ugo Chiari
Ugo Chiari
Italian officer
Chandrakant Desai
Chandrakant Desai
Indian officer

Crews

Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins
Director
Göran Lindgren
Göran Lindgren
Producer
Claes af Geijerstam
Claes af Geijerstam
Music
Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg
Special Effects
Bill Brodie
Bill Brodie
Art Direction
Lars Hagström
Lars Hagström
Editor
Nicholas Gosling
Nicholas Gosling
Writer
Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins
Writer
Bo Jönsson
Bo Jönsson
Executive Producer
Ann Brodie
Ann Brodie
Makeup Artist
Peter Suschitzky
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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