It was based on the play events while guarding the bofors gun by john mcgrath. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. It portrays the increasingly violent interaction between members of a squad of soldiers. As orourke points out, it was largely obsolete by the time of the cold war scenario in the film, though it remains in use to this day. It was based on the play events while guarding the bofors gun by john mcgrath, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The bofors gun is a british drama that was directed by jack gold and originally released in april 1968. Bofors antiaircraft gun british version afv club 35187le 40 mm bofors is an antiaircraft gun of. A british corporal david warner spends his last night in 1950s germany guarding a drunken irish private nicol williamson out to ruin his day.
Zcars 1962, which he cowrote with troy kennedy martin, was one of the most popular series in. Bofors gun definition, a 40millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon. Beckett was so impressed by nicols performance that he invited him to his home in france. These gatling gun style heavies spit 20mm rounds the size of a nathans jumbo frank. It is set in 1954, during the british peacetime occupation of west germany following the second world war. John mcgraths television play the bofors gun was expanded if not improved by this film adaptation. The bofors gun is a 1968 british drama film directed by jack gold and starring nicol williamson, ian holm and john thaw. A 40mm bofors anti aircraft gun and crew near douai, france, november 1939. A legendary hellraiser actor that time forgot the irish times. The naked civil servant is a 1975 biographical film based on quentin crisps 1968 book of the same name, starring john hurt and directed by jack gold, adapted by philip mackie, and produced by verity lambert originally broadcast on 17 december, the 77minute television film was produced by thames television for the british channel itv. David warner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. John mcgrath wrote dozens of scripts for television and film. It portrays the british peacetime occupation of west germany following the second world war. The bofors gun is a 1968 british drama film directed by jack gold and starring nicol williamson, ian holm, john thaw and david warner.
It stars david warner, nicol williamson, ian holm, john thaw and peter vaughan. A national service noncommissioned officer david warner comes face. The bofors gun 1968 a british corporal david warner spends his last night in 1950s germany guarding a drunken irish private nicol williamson out to ruin his day. The story of the inner conflicts and responsibilities of a british soldier serving in the peacetime army in germany ten years after. Media in category bofors 40 mm gun naval the following 180 files are in this category, out of 180 total. The bofors was a swedishmade antiaircraft gun first designed in the 20s and used extensively by the allies in world war 2. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With nicol williamson, ian holm, david warner, peter vaughan. The gun was considered so important to the defence of britain after the fall of france in 1940 that a movie, the gun, was produced to encourage machinists to.