Punishment Park (Peter Watkins Pseudo-Documentary, 1971) DVD NEW/SEALED

“Punishment Park” is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crew’s news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels’ progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew’s coverage is meant to ensure that the military’s intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60’s counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior.

DIRECTOR Peter Watkins CAST Patrick Boland, Kent Foreman, Carmen Argenziano

CONDITION New/Sealed
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE Australia
REGION 0 (please ensure your machine will play the disc)
LABEL Accent
NUMBER OF DISCS 1
RUNNING TIME 88 mins
SPECIAL FEATURES introduction by Peter Watkins, audio commentary by Dr Joseph A. Gomez, booklet
LANGUAGE(S) English
SUBTITLES None
ASPECT RATIO 1.33:1
RATING M