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The Making of Culloden

Peter Watkins recounts the short-lived, happy period making his classic documentary Culloden and discusses, as he sees it, the tragic decline television has taken since it was made.

A look at the making of the 1964 classic film Culloden.

Peter Watkins' television career was explosive and highly innovative but, tragically, short-lived. He made only two films for the BBC, Culloden in 1964 and The War Game in 1965, which the BBC subsequently banned, ending his television career.

Watkins rarely returns to Britain, and even more rarely talks to the British media. Here, he participates in a reunion with the cast and crew of Culloden and, in a frank interview, recounts the happy period making the film. He also discusses, as he sees it, the tragic decline television has taken since it was made.

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RoleContributor
ParticipantPeter Watkins
DirectorSteven Grandison

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