Turner's War
Synopsis
Shortly before his assassination in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was nearly killed at a shooting party when somebody accidentally fired a gun at him. The film imagines how the servant who nearly shot him might have felt if he later fought in the trenches.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 mins 45 secs
- Format
- Super 16mm
- Director
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David Maddison, Graham Williams
- Producer
- David Maddison, Graham Williams, Oak Tree Film Productions (UK) Ltd
- Editor
- Richard Morgale, Irwell Johnson
- Screenwriter
- David Maddison, Graham Williams
- Director of Photography
- Paul Gordon
- Sound
- Clare Edmans
- Composer
- New Tango Orquesta
- Principal cast
- Karl Dobby, Bob Mallow, Steve Murphy, Ken Hodgson, Ian Curley
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Oak Tree Film Productions (UK) Ltd
35 Shaw RoadStockport
Cheshire
SK4 4AG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7949 024 157
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