''The Gladiators'' ( sv, Gladiatorerna, alternate title ''The Peace Game'') is a 1969 Swedish

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film directed by

Peter Watkins Peter Watkins (born 29 October 1935) is an English film and television director. He was born in Norbiton, Surrey, lived in Sweden, Canada and Lithuania for many years, and now lives in France. He is one of the pioneers of docudrama. His films ...

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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 teenage soldiers from each country and broadcast on TV around the world as the most popular reality TV programme.

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Arthur Pentelow Arthur William Pentelow (14 February 1924 – 6 August 1991) was an English actor who was best known for playing Henry Wilks in ''Emmerdale Farm'' (later renamed ''Emmerdale''), appearing from the first episode in 1972 until 1991. Early career ...

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 Pik-Sen Lim (, born 15 September 1944) is a Malaysian-British actress. According to the British Film Institute, Lim was "the most familiar Chinese actor on British television screens in the 1970s and 80s." Her notable roles include Chin Lee i ...

as C-2

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Notes on ''The Gladiators''
from Peter Watkins' website * Swedish science fiction films English-language Swedish films 1960s science fiction films 1969 films Films directed by Peter Watkins Films about death games Cold War films 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub

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