The Bunker (2001)

Germany, 1944. The forests of the Ardennes. A platoon of battle weary German soldiers, forced into confusion and retreat by advancing Allied forces, take refuge in an isolated Siegfried Line bunker.

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 McNeil O'Connor	...	Corporal 1 (as Peter O'Connor)
Josh Cole	...	Corporal 2
Iain McKee	...	Private
Nicholas Rutherford	...	Deserter (as Nick Rutherford)
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 | soldier | tunnel | ardennes | german army | 

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Taglines:

The evil is within.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

14A

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

The U.S. Third Armored Division, which was part of the U.S. First Army in France, was often confused with General Patton's Third Army. Many of the Third Armored Division's achievements have been wrongly ascribed to Patton's Third Army due to this confusion.

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Quotes

Cpl. Baumann: They don't deserve to wear that uniform, prove that you do! Do I have to spell it out? They are traitors and cowards! Shoot them!

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Connections

References Suspiria (1977)

User Reviews

Not bad at all

An atmospheric thriller that works right up to when everything is revealed. When the film maintains its balance of "is it ghosts or is it paranoia?" the movie works. The claustrophic confines are used well, and the film is a fast mover. It's a slick thriller, with a terrific class, and I for one am I glad that a movie has stopped trying to convince us its actors, despite speaking all English, are "foreign" by using some fake foreign accent. Why does Harrison Ford, when he's speaking completely in English, using a "Russian" accent in "K19"? Beats me. It doesn't make sense, especially when we KNOW they're supposed to be speaking in their character's native tongue. We GET IT. There's no need to make your actors do dumb fakey accents.

Details

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