| Culloden | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Culloden_title.jpg) The title card | |
| Written by | Peter Watkins |
| Directed by | Peter Watkins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English Scottish Gaelic |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Editor | Michael Bradsell |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 15 December 1964 |
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Culloden (known as The Battle of Culloden in the U.S.) is a 1964 docudrama written and directed by Peter Watkins for BBC TV. It depicts the 1746 Battle of Culloden, the final engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745 which saw the Jacobite Army be decisively defeated by government troops and in the words of the narrator "tore apart forever the clan system of the Scottish Highlands." Described in its opening credits as "an account of one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Britain," Culloden was hailed as a breakthrough for its presentation of a historical event in the style of modern TV war reporting, as well as its use of non-professional actors. The film was based on John Prebble's study of the battle.[1]
- ^ "British Film Institute: Culloden". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.