The Bofors Gun (1968)

Regisseur:

Jack Gold

Drehbuchautoren:

John McGrath (adaptation)
John McGrath (play)

Premierendatum:

22. September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A national service NCO (David Warner) who comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Filmpreise:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Alot of talk

Besetzung

Nicol Williamson	...	O'Rourke
Ian Holm	...	Flynn
David Warner	...	Terry "Lance Bar" Evans
Peter Vaughan	...	Sgt. Walker
John Thaw	...	Featherstone
Barry Jackson	...	Shone
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Rowe
Donald Gee	...	Crowley
Barbara Jefford	...	NAAFI Girl
Gareth Forwood	...	Lt. Packering
Geoffrey Hughes	...	Pvt. Samuel (cook)
John Herrington	...	German Pointer

Alternativ:

Ereignisse beim Bewachen der Bofors-Kanone (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

105 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

Copelfilms

Alot of talk

John Thaw (Inspector Morse) was in this movie which is why I'm here. He died just recently and I was doing a little research. I saw this movie about 30 years ago so I'm hazy on the details. What I remember is that the movie had very little to do with that particular piece of military hardware. Instead, the actors basically stood around and vented their feelings at each other. This was a popular style of theater back then. We were all going to be honest with each other and say what we felt. While this is OK under certain circumstances; it tends to make for a very dull movie, especially when most of the expressed feelings sound unpleasant and mean spirited. I don't think I'd watch it again unless I was terminally bored.