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The Machine Gunners (1983)

1983-02-23 · 25m · EN
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During the Second World War, a group of youth in the Northeast England town of Garmouth regularly suffer from bomb attacks by the German forces. One of the children raids a crashed German aircraft and takes a fully operational machine gun, intending to set up their own fortress. Playing with it causes a German plane to crash-land; the kids befriend the pilot, who is unaware that they had caused him to crash.

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William CorlettWriterColin CantDirector

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Shaun TaylorShaun TaylorChas McGillDebbie BreenDebbie BreenAudrey PartonTony SaintTony SaintCem JonesAlastair CraigAlastair CraigNicky NicholHarry HerringHarry HerringStan LiddellLes WildeLes WildeMr McGillPauline MoriartyPauline MoriartyMrs McGillJohn GannieJohn GannieSergeant GreenAndrew CraigAndrew CraigClogger Duncan

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Genre affinityFamily · War PoliticsPacingShortEmotional intensityFamily · War PoliticsDirector preference1638818Actor preference3247849 · 3247850 · 413241Country preferenceGb

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What is The Machine Gunners about?

During the Second World War, a group of youth in the Northeast England town of Garmouth regularly suffer from bomb attacks by the German forces. One of the children raids a crashed German aircraft and takes a fully operational machine gun, intending to set up their own fortress. Playing with it causes a German plane to crash-land; the kids befriend the pilot, who is unaware that they had caused him to crash.

How long is The Machine Gunners?

The Machine Gunners has a runtime of 25 minutes.