The Bofors Gun (1968)

Directed by

Jack Gold

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1954 West Germany, a British artillery squad on night guard duty descends into conflict. The soldiers face mounting tension and violence from their own frustrations and the pressure of their leader.

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What happens

The Bofors Gun is a 1968 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Nicol Williamson, David Warner, Ian Holm and John Thaw. It was written by John McGrath based on his 1966 play Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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