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No Man's Land

Synopsis

Set during World War I, the film centres on an English private and an English officer who stumble across each other in the middle of No Man's Land. With the constant threat of German sniper fire they are forced to help each other back through the mud, smoke and destruction of No Man's Land to the safety of the British trenches. All around them the sounds of war rage.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Edward Hicks
Producer
Yvonne Svendsen
Editor
Joakim Pietras
Screenwriter
Edward Hicks, John Metcalfe
Sound
Asim Ullah
Principal cast
Ray Stevenson, David Birkin
Lighting Cameraman
Diego Rodriguez
Camera Operator
Diego Rodriguez

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street,
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7836 9642

c.bright@lfs.org.uk

Sales Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street,
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7836 9642

c.bright@lfs.org.uk

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