Project Detail

Turner's War

Synopsis

Based on true events.

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
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 Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK4 4AG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7949 024 157

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