Apaches (film)
1977 British film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apaches is a 1977 British public information film. Produced by Graphic Films for the Central Office of Information (COI) for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it was shown extensively in the Southern, Westward, Anglia and ATV regions, before being shown either on film or videocassette in primary schools. It was shot on 16mm film at a Home Counties farm in February 1977, and child actors were selected from a school in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The 26-minute-long film deals with the subject of the dangers to children on farms, and has been seen in schools all over Britain, as well as Canada, Australia and the United States. The timeframe of the film is somewhat disjointed, giving a surreal feeling to the events portrayed.[1]
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Directed by | John Mackenzie |
Written by | Neville Smith |
Produced by | John Arnold Leon Clore |
Starring | Robbie Oubridge Ian Scrace Wayne Tapsfield Sharon Smart Fion Smith Louise O'Hara |
Cinematography | Phil Méheux |
Edited by | Barney Greenwood |
Production companies | Graphic Films Central Office of Information |
Distributed by | British Film Institute |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was directed by John Mackenzie, written by Neville Smith and produced by John Arnold and Leon Clore.[2]
The film, which dovetails the narrative conventions of the Western with Public Information Films, follows the misadventures of a group of six young children (Kim, Sharon, Michael, Danny, Tom and Robert) in a rural British village who enjoy playing on a nearby farm. Throughout the film the children play at being "Apache warriors", hence the film's title. All but one die in various shocking accidents, largely due to the children's carelessness, suggesting that the children would still be alive if they had known what dangers lay ahead. It is narrated in-character by Danny (Robbie Oubridge).[3]