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The Bofors Gun (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jack Gold

Written By:
John McGrath

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

A British army camp in Occupied Germany, 1954. John McGrath's adaptation of his own play perfectly captures the tang of the barrack room in all its brutish, scarifyingly jocular destructiveness as he sets up a classic situation. A young National Serviceman (Warner), obvious officer material, nervously prepares to exercise authority for the first time as corporal of the guard; facing him are six old hands, eager to slope off, probing for signs of weakness. Basically, the conflict is between authority and responsibility. Warner is responsible, all right, but the authority is all in the hands of the drunken, totally irresponsible Irishman (Williamson) who goads his man like a matador tormenting a bull. If the explosive climax is a shade too melodramatic to be entirely convincing, the performances are first-rate, and Gold (his debut feature) directs with precise, self-effacing control.

Lance Bombardier Terry Evans (David Warner) is about to be sent home for officer selection and training. All he has to do is make it through one more night, in charge of a small guard detachment.... Young and ineffectual, Evans is not respected by the national servicemen he commands. Flynn (Ian Holm) doubts his decisions while cockney Featherstone (John Thaw) is filled with contempt for him. Gunner O'Rourke (Nicol Williamson) is openly insubordinate - at first. Very quickly, it becomes obvious that O'Rourke is going mad - and that army discipline shatters when confronted by someone very dangerous and with nothing left to lose...

The Bofors Gun is a 1968 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Nicol Williamson, Ian Holm and John Thaw. It was based on the play Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun by John McGrath. It portrays the British peacetime occupation of West Germany following the Second World War.

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