PEACE GAME 1969 Peter Watkins Arthur Pentelow Frederick Danner UK QUAD POSTER

Original British 30 inch x 40 inch Quad Poster for the 1969 Peter Watkins Sci-Fi Drama THE PEACE GAME (GLADIATORERNA) starring Arthur Pentelow, Frederick Danner, Hans Bendrik, Daniel Harle, Björn Franzén, Kenneth Lo, Hans Berger, Rosario Gianetti, Tim Yum, Stefan Dillan, Jürgen Schilling, George Harris, Ugo Chiari and Chandrakant Desai.

” ‘The Peace Game’.. is a bleak satire set in the near future, in which the major powers of the world, East and West, aligned and non-aligned, recognize the possibility of a major world war within our lifetime, and try to forestall it by channeling man’s aggressive instincts in a more controllable manner. They do this by forming an International Commission along the lines of the United Nations, dedicated to fighting a series of contests between teams of selected soldiers from each country. These competitions, which can be fought to the death, are called ‘Peace Games’, and are broadcast on global television via satellite - complete with sponsors and commercials” - Peter Watkins.

The poster is in very good folded condition with slight staining in the left border and a nick at the top edge.