The 14 is a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring Jack Wild and June Brown. It was also released as Existence and, in the United States, as The Wild Little Bunch. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[1] Its plot, based on fact, concerns the fate of fourteen children in West London who are orphaned after the death of their single mother.[2][3]
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Directed by | David Hemmings |
Written by | Roland Starke |
Produced by | Frank Avianca Robert Mintz |
Starring | Jack Wild June Brown |
Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
Edited by | John Shirley |
Music by | Kenny Clayton |
Production company | Avianca Productions (London) Ltd |
Distributed by | MGM-EMI |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film focuses on a family of 14 children who are left to fend for themselves when their mother (June Brown) passes away. Reg (Jack Wild), the eldest who is turning 18, is left in charge of the family until the child welfare come in and send them all to a children's home. However. Reg is always determined to fight to keep his family together no matter what.
The film was shot on location in West London and Berkshire and at Pinewood Studios, London, England.
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