The Bunker (2001)

Seven German soldiers are enclosed in one bunker during the Second World War. They soon feel surrounded by enemies. When they hear about the tunnel-system beneath the bunker and some mystic... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Green

Writer:

Clive Dawson

Stars:

Jason Flemyng, Andrew Tiernan, Christopher Fairbank

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Flemyng	...	Cpl. Baumann
Andrew Tiernan	...	LCpl. Schenke
Christopher Fairbank	...	Sgt. Heydrich
Simon Kunz	...	Lt. Krupp
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Pvt. Neumann
John Carlisle	...	Pvt. Mirus
Eddie Marsan	...	Pfc. Kreuzmann
Jack Davenport	...	LCpl. Ebert
Charley Boorman	...	Pfc. Franke
Nicholas Hamnett	...	Pvt. Engels
Peter O'Connor	...	Corporal 1
Josh Cole	...	Corporal 2
Iain McKee	...	Private
Nick Rutherford	...	Deserter
Simon D'Arcy	...	SS officer (as Simon Darcy)

Storyline

Seven German soldiers are enclosed in one bunker during the Second World War. They soon feel surrounded by enemies. When they hear about the tunnel-system beneath the bunker and some mystic events that had occurred in this place, they soon begin to go mad...

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Plot Keywords:

bunker | tunnel | soldier | nazi | ardennes | 

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Taglines:

The evil is within.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bunker

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During their first night in the bunker, when Kreuzmann is expressing his worries to Ebert about an American attack and the bunker being "not quite right," at the end of the conversation he says "God with us." Aside from being an obvious religious statement, it also refers to the saying that was inscribed on Germany Army belt buckles: "Gott mit uns" or "God with us." This was also common inscription on armour in the German military until the end of the Third Reich, and has a history and usage in Germany dating back as far as the Teutonic Order.

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Goofs

When Schenke fires his P38, the slide locks back, indicating the magazine is empty. Yet he fires a few rounds more in the next scene, without any reload in between.

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Quotes

LCpl. Ebert: Lieutenant, they know we've got no covering fire, there is nothing to stop them from surrounding us.
LCpl. Schenke: So what? They wont get in unless one of you plans to open the door for them.

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Connections

References Suspiria (1977)

User Reviews

Creepy

A group of German soldiers find refuge into an isolated bunker during the final months of WWII. They are escaping the advancing US army, and they are sharing a terrible secret (that will be revealed to the spectators only in the final minutes of the movie). Inside the bunker and in the tunnels below it, they will find their worst fears and nightmares materializing, the ghosts of war coming to get them. Without any special effects, director Rob Green manages to make a scary movie, played almost totally on the inner fears of humans caught in something bigger than any of us, into the darkness of the human minds, capable to create such a war. So, if you are an horror fan, waiting for slimy creatures or tentacled nightmares to come out of the cave, beware of this movie. But if you are a real horror movie fan, searching for the atmosphere that a good horror movie can manage without the use of any particular effect, you are for a big surprise in this little, misguided gem of an independent movie. Two thumbs up!!