NFB Collection
War
1983Collection
This series of seven one-hour films examines the nature, evolution and consequences of modern warfare. Filmed in ten countries, on two oceans, and with the co-operation of the armed forces of six nations, War features interviews with top-level NATO and Soviet military leaders and strategists, eminent historians and other professional observers of combat. Drawing as well on film and picture archives worldwide, with footage of important battlefields on three continents, this documentary series argues that war, an institution invented to settle disputes between nations, no longer serves its purpose. It concludes that nations must find other ways to resolve their differences. The on-camera host for the War series is Gwynne Dyer, Canadian international affairs analyst and military historian. KCTS an American PBS station in Seattle, produced an epilogue, The Knife Edge of Deterrence, hosted by Edwin Neman and aired in November of 1985. (They considered it the 8th episode - the NFB does not have a copy).
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Awards
- Public Jury's Grand PrizeVisions du Réel / Festival international du cinéma documentaire
- Silver Sesterce given by the International JuryVisions du Réel / Festival international du cinéma documentaire
Includes the following works
- Keeping the Old Game AliveDouglas KieferFilm56 min 48 sec
- The Deadly Game of NationsPaul CowanFilm56 min 40 sec
- Notes on Nuclear WarTina ViljoenFilm59 min 5 sec
- Goodbye WarDonna Dudinsky, Judith Merritt, Barbara SearsFilm56 min 26 sec
- Anybody's Son Will DoPaul CowanFilm56 min 36 sec
- The Road to Total WarBarbara SearsFilm56 min 48 sec
- The Profession of ArmsMichael Bryans, Tina ViljoenFilm56 min 48 sec