A 40mm bofors anti aircraft gun and crew near douai, france, november 1939. These gatling gun style heavies spit 20mm rounds the size of a nathans jumbo frank. It was based on the play events while guarding the bofors gun by john mcgrath, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. A national service noncommissioned officer david warner comes face. The bofors was a swedishmade antiaircraft gun first designed in the 20s and used extensively by the allies in world war 2. The bofors gun is a 1968 british drama film directed by jack gold and starring nicol williamson, ian holm, john thaw and david warner. The bofors gun is a 1968 british drama film directed by jack gold and starring nicol williamson, ian holm and john thaw. 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. With nicol williamson, ian holm, david warner, peter vaughan. John mcgrath wrote dozens of scripts for television and film. 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 bofors gun is a british drama that was directed by jack gold and originally released in april 1968. 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. Beckett was so impressed by nicols performance that he invited him to his home in france. It was based on the play events while guarding the bofors gun by john mcgrath. It is set in 1954, during the british peacetime occupation of west germany following the second world war. David warner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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. Bofors antiaircraft gun british version afv club 35187le 40 mm bofors is an antiaircraft gun of. The 40 mm70 was designed to replace the bofors 40 mm60 model 1936 twin mountings with single mounts by doubling the rate of fire rof. 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. The story of the inner conflicts and responsibilities of a british soldier serving in the peacetime army in germany ten years after the war. It stars david warner, nicol williamson, ian holm, john thaw and peter vaughan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Media in category bofors 40 mm gun naval the following 180 files are in this category, out of 180 total. The story of the inner conflicts and responsibilities of a british soldier serving in the peacetime army in germany ten years after. Bofors gun definition, a 40millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon. It portrays the increasingly violent interaction between members of a squad of soldiers. John mcgraths television play the bofors gun was expanded if not improved by this film adaptation. It portrays the british peacetime occupation of west germany following the second world war. Zcars 1962, which he cowrote with troy kennedy martin, was one of the most popular series in.
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