13 Men and a Gun

1938 film February 2020 June 2016 13 Men and a Gun File:13 Men and a Gun.jpg Mario Zampi Mario Zampi Kathleen Connors Basil Dillon Giovacchino Forzano Arthur WontnerClifford EvansAllan Jeayes Ronald Binge Mario Albertelli Two Cities Films British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors 1938 06 y 64 minutes United KingdomItaly English 13 Men and a Gun is a 1938 British-Italian war film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Arthur Wontner, Clifford Evans and Howard Marion-Crawford.13 Men and a Gun https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150054919 29 January 2026 British Film Institute Collections SearchBFI Film & TV Database 13 Men and a Gun (1938) http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090113232947/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54008 2009-01-13 2026-01-29 ftvdb.bfi.org.uk en It was written by Kathleen Connors, Basil Dillon and Giovacchino Forzano, and is an English-language version of the Italian film Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936). Premise During the First World War, Russian forces attempt to take out an Austrian artillery position.13 Men and a Gun (1938) https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/113336/13-Men-and-a-Gun/overview https://archive.today/20120716130551/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/113336/13-Men-and-a-Gun/overview dead 16 July 2012 Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times 28 May 2012 Cast Arthur Wontner as Captain Clifford Evans as Jorg Howard Marion-Crawford as Kramer Allan Jeayes as General Vloty Gibb McLaughlin as Colonel Vlatin Wally Patch as Hans Scott Harold as Ludwig Donald Gray as Johann Bernard Miles as Schultz André Morell as Kroty John Kevan as Peder Reception The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "It is a pity that such promising and unusual material has not been turned to better account. The direction is uneven. There is some very fine acting and characterisation among the personnel of the gun team and here the direction shows a capacity above the ordinary. In the general handling of the plot and the transition from success and camaraderie to suspicion and the probability of sudden death before the firing squad, the quality of the direction is not maintained."1 January 1938 13 Men and a Gun 1305802855 The Monthly Film Bulletin 5 49 187 Kine Weekly wrote: "The theme, although based on fact, has much of the compelling mysticism of legend, but there are moments when its dramatic authenticity is lessened by indecisive direction. It takes too long to come to its point, and follows up this error with lack of culminating clarity. It is, however, an impressive experiment in the unusual, and is of sufficient psycholocgical interest to furnish dramatic refreshment for the more serious-minded. ... A play without a woman, this film is, at times, reminiscent of Journey's End but its keen psychological aspect is not backed up by concise treatment ."30 June 1938 13 Men and a Gun 2339668841 Kine Weekly 256 1628 39 References External links 0133325 Category:1938 films Category:British war films Category:World War I films set on the Eastern Front Category:British multilingual films Category:British black-and-white films Category:Italian black-and-white films Category:1938 war films Category:1938 multilingual films Category:1938 English-language films Category:1938 British films Category:1938 Italian films Category:Two Cities Films films Category:Films scored by Ronald Binge Category:English-language war films Category:English-language Italian films