The 14
The 14 | |
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Directed by | David Hemmings |
Written by | Roland Starke |
Produced by | Frank Avianca Robert Mintz |
Starring | Jack Wild June Brown |
Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
Edited by | John Shirley |
Music by | Kenny Clayton |
Production company | Avianca Productions (London) Ltd |
Distributed by | MGM-EMI |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The 14 is a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring Jack Wild and June Brown. It was also released as Existence and, in the United States, as The Wild Little Bunch. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[1] Its plot, based on fact, concerns the fate of fourteen children in West London who are orphaned after the death of their single mother.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Jack Wild as Reg
- June Brown as The Mother
- Liz Edmiston as Sylvia
- as Miss Field
- Cheryl Hall as Reena
- Anna Wing as Mrs. Booth
- John Bailey as Mr. Sanders
- Alun Armstrong as Tommy
- Keith Buckley as Mr. Whitehead
- as Father Morris
- as Roy (as Christian Kelly)
- as Terry
- as Billy
- as Freddy
- as John (as Richard Heyward)
- Malcolm Tierney as Mr. Michael
References[]
- ^ "Berlinale 1973: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Pulleine, Tim (2003). "Obituary: David Hemmings", Guardian.co.uk.
- ^ "The Fourteen", Movies.TVGuide.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1973 films
- English-language films
- 1973 drama films
- 1973 independent films
- 1970s English-language films
- British drama films
- British films
- British independent films
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films about grieving
- Films about orphans
- Films about poverty in the United Kingdom
- Films about siblings
- Films directed by David Hemmings
- Films set in London
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- 1970s British film stubs
- Independent drama film stubs