The Gladiators
1969, Swedish. Directed by Peter Watkins.
Some time in the future, East and West have stopped maintaining standing armies and nuclear weapons. Instead, to settle their differences they pit different teams of crack combat specialists against each other.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Peter WatkinsDirector
- Arthur PentelowBritish General
- Frederick DannerBritish Staff Officer
- Hans BendrikCapt. Davidsson
- Christer GyngeAssistant Controller
- Daniel HarleFrench Officer
- Björn FranzénSwedish Colonel
- Kenneth LoChinese Colonel
- Hans BergerWest German Officer
- Rosario GianettiAmerican Officer
- Tim YumChinese Officer
- Stefan DillanRussian Officer
- Jürgen SchillingEast German Officer
Details
- Released
- 25 June 1969
- Original title
- Gladiatorerna
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Peter Watkins, Nicholas Gosling
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The Gladiators runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Gladiators isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 June 1969. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Gladiators?
The Gladiators (1969) was directed by Peter Watkins and stars Arthur Pentelow, Frederick Danner, Hans Bendrik.