The Bofors Gun
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| Directed by | Jack Gold |
| Written by | John McGrath |
| Based on | Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun by John McGrath |
| Produced by | Robert A. Goldston Otto Plaschkes |
| Starring | Nicol Williamson David Warner Ian Holm Gareth Forwood John Thaw |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
Production companies | Copelfilms Everglades Productions Avernus Productions Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000 or £160,442 or £171,058 |
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.