The 14
Film poster
Directed byDavid Hemmings
Written byRoland Starke
Produced byFrank Avianca
Robert Mintz
StarringJack Wild
June Brown
CinematographyOusama Rawi
Edited byJohn Shirley
Music byKenny Clayton
Production
company
Avianca Productions (London) Ltd
Distributed byMGM-EMI
Release date
  • 19 December 1973 (1973-12-19)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. Its plot, based on fact, concerns the fate of fourteen children in west London who are orphaned after the death of their single mother.[1][2]

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

Filming locations

The film was shot on location in west London and Berkshire and at Pinewood Studios, London, England.

Release

The film was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pulleine, Tim (2003). "Obituary: David Hemmings", Guardian.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "The Fourteen", Movies.TVGuide.com.
  3. ↑ "Berlinale 1973: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 July 2010.


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