The Bofors Gun
1968 British drama film by Jack Gold / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the guns, see Bofors gun.
The Bofors Gun is a 1968 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Nicol Williamson, David Warner, Ian Holm and John Thaw.[3][4] Its budget was an estimated $800,000.[5] It was based on the 1966 play Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun [6] by John McGrath. It is set in 1954, during the British peacetime occupation of West Germany following the Second World War. It portrays the increasingly violent interaction between members of a squad of soldiers during a single night of guard duty.
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Directed by | Jack Gold |
Written by | John McGrath |
Based on | Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun by John McGrath |
Produced by | Robert A. Goldston Otto Plaschkes |
Starring | Nicol Williamson David Warner Ian Holm Gareth Forwood John Thaw |
Cinematography | Alan Hume |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Music by | Carl Davis |
Production companies | Copelfilms Everglades Productions Avernus Productions Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | April 1968 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $800,000 or £160,442[1] or £171,058[2] |
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