Product Details

• Actors: Kate Winslet, Adam Godley, Philip Rowson, Colin McFarlane, Iain Jones (II)
• Directors: Dave Unwin
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
• DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002J4ZSW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #125,992 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "War Game" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Brilliantly illustrated, hauntingly told... the work of a major children's author at his peak. --Daily Telegraph, London

Product Description

WINNER- CHILDREN'S CHOICE- British Animation Awards
1st PRIZE- Cinemagic Festival
BEST TELEVISION SPECIAL- Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France
WINNER - BEST ANIMATION- Tokyo Kinder Film Festival

From the co-creator of the Oscar-nominated films THE SNOWMAN and FATHER CHRISTMAS, and the celebrated British children's book author Michael Foreman, comes this powerful and moving story for the whole family. WAR GAME is based on a true event from World War I-- a cease-fire soccer game that took place in the trenches between German and British troops on Christmas Day, 1914.

Michael Foreman tackles the complex theme of war with beautiful animation and a touching narrative from the perspective of three English boys who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the Great War.

WAR GAME has won almost every major animation award, including Best Television Special at the Annecy Animation Festival, the most important and prestigious event in the industry. It has also been shown at World Cup events and broadcast on Channel Four in Britain. The film features music by one of the world's leading film composers, Julian Nott, as well as the voice of Kate Winslet (TITANIC), among others.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little story, October 26, 2004

By	A.C. (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

This film was made in 2001 but never released to the general public until now. Kate Winslet fans will enjoy this, as she is simply brilliant in animated movies - she has such a lovely voice. Get this on DVD if you see it at a good price!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Desperately disappointing, September 9, 2006

By	Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

War Game is a desperately disappointing animated adaptation of Michael Foreman's excellent children's picture book about the Christmas Truce of 1914. Unfortunately, in the hands of the Snowman team it's all just too nice and safe for the respite to have any power, and the loss of the haunting ending from the book (where the hero's body slowly vanishes under falling snow) in favour of something less upsetting to the kiddies renders it all even more so what: only the beautiful yet quietly devastating closing lines of narration truly work. Terrible performances from many of the voice cast, too. At least at 29 minutes it's brief.