The Bofors Gun (Original title)
Date: 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Jack Gold
Synopsis: The story of the inner conflicts and responsibilities of a British soldier serving in the peacetime army in Germany ten years after the war.
Genre: War
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n6 March 1969 Page: 47
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n6 March 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and Television Daily v133 n61 30 Sep 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Film and Television Daily - v133 n61 30 Sep 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9487 21 Feb 1968 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9487 21 Feb 1968: no known title]Language: English
Description: Prod.notes.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n417 October 1968 Page: 147
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n417 October 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3175 17 Aug 1968 Page: 14
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3175 17 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9562 16 Aug 1968 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9562 16 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 21 Aug 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetyLength: 9540 FeetBFI identifier: C-505195
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Jack Gold
Synopsis: The story of the inner conflicts and responsibilities of a British soldier serving in the peacetime army in Germany ten years after the war.
Genre: War
Credits
(18)
Production Company: Everglades Productions, Producer: Robert A. Goldston, Producer: Otto Plaschkes, Production Manager: Clive Reed, Assistant Director: Barry Langley, 2nd Asst. Director: Richard Burge, Continuity: Angela Allen, Screenplay and original play: John Mcgrath, Photography: Alan Hume, Camera Operator: Alan Hall, Editor: Anne V. Coates, Art Director: Terence Knight, Set Decorator: Jack Holden, Wardrobe: Duncan McPhee, Make-up: Benny Royston, Hair: Harry Montsash, Sound: Derek Ball
Cast
(11)
Nicol Williamson (Gunner O'Rourke), Ian Holm (Gunner Flynn), David Warner (Lance Bombardier Evans), Richard O'Callaghan (Rowe), Barry Jackson (Shone), Donald Gee (Crawley), John Thaw (Featherstone), Peter Vaughan (Sgt. Walker), Gareth Forwood (Lt. Pickering), Geoffrey Hughes (Cook Private Samuel), Barbara Jefford (NAAFI Girl)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: British National Film Catalogue v6 1968Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n6 March 1969 Page: 47
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n6 March 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and Television Daily v133 n61 30 Sep 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Film and Television Daily - v133 n61 30 Sep 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9487 21 Feb 1968 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9487 21 Feb 1968: no known title]Language: English
Description: Prod.notes.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n417 October 1968 Page: 147
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n417 October 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3175 17 Aug 1968 Page: 14
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3175 17 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9562 16 Aug 1968 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9562 16 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 21 Aug 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1968: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetyLength: 9540 FeetBFI identifier: C-505195
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status