The Bunker (2001)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Rob Green

Writer:

Clive Dawson (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller | War

Tagline:

The evil is within.

Plot:

Seven German soldiers are enclosed in one bunker during the Second World War. They soon feel surrounded by enemies...

Plot Keywords:

Bunker | Soldier | Tunnel | German Army | WWII

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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)
Kevin O'Donohoe	...	S.S. Captain

Directed by
Rob Green

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Clive Dawson		written by

Produced by
Daniel Figuero	....	producer
George Marshall	....	executive producer
David Reid	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Russell Currie

Cinematography by
John Pardue		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Milward

Casting by
Lucinda Syson

Production Design by
Richard Campling

Art Direction by
Nick Burnell

Costume Design by
Fiona Chilcott

Makeup Department
Shaune Harrison	....	special makeup effects artist
Julie Nightingale	....	makeup designer
Michelle Oxford	....	additional makeup artist
Justin Pitkethly	....	special makeup effects artist
Dulcie Spencer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sandra Shuttleworth	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jessica Hurles-Laws	....	third assistant director (as Jessica Hurles)
Daniel Toland	....	assistant director
Mick Ward	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alice Bogarde	....	painter
Kate Butner	....	painter
Johnny Campling	....	property master
Ken Curl	....	carpenter
Jonathan Dickson	....	construction manager
Claire Grainger	....	props buyer
Stefan Kopec	....	stand-by rigger
Reuben Powell	....	carpenter
Dominic Raffler	....	carpenter
Oli van der Vijver	....	carpenter

Sound Department
John Bateman	....	foley mixer
Paula Boram	....	foley artist
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Felicity Cottrell	....	foley artist
Garry Fiferman	....	sound re-recordist
Joe Gallagher	....	dialogue editor
Tim Hands	....	supervising sound editor
John Hayes	....	sound recordist
Jim Hok	....	boom operator (as James Hok)
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Mark Lafbery	....	foley mixer
Grahame Peters	....	foley editor
Paul Schwartz	....	sound assistant
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Casper Lailey	....	special effects coordinator
Ken Lailey	....	special effects supervisor
Keir Turner	....	special effects technician
Alastair Vardy	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunts
George Cottle	....	stunt performer
George Cottle Jr.	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	supervising stunt coordinator
Jeff Hewitt-Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Lucken	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
James Beeby	....	clapper loader
Jim Beeby	....	director of photography: second unit
Richard Davies	....	key grip
John Evans	....	clapper loader: second unit
Lily Fletcher	....	camera trainee
Adam Gillham	....	camera operator: second unit
Dean Kennedy	....	gaffer
Nathan Mann	....	focus puller
Barry Martins	....	generator operator
Paul Molloy	....	electrician
Andy Newall	....	focus puller: second unit
John Pardue	....	camera operator
Frank Sheeky	....	electrician (as Frank Sheekey)
Mark Stibbs	....	best boy electric
John Ward	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Helen Curtin	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Shanley	....	assistant costume designer
Gabrielle Spanswick	....	additional costume assistant
Ceri Walford	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Alec Gibson	....	color grader
Jack Whittaker	....	first assistant editor
Simon Astbury	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Russell Currie	....	music producer
Russell Currie	....	orchestrator
Pavel Kuehn	....	chorus master
Pavel Kuehn	....	music producer
Pat Long	....	music copyist
Pat Long	....	music editor
Petr Pycha	....	music contractor
Leos Svarovsky	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Paul Sacks	....	picture vehicle liaison (uncredited)

Other crew
Ed Baran	....	publicist
Mary Haddow	....	script supervisor
Polly Harper	....	assistant accountant
Tarn Harper	....	production accountant
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Eve Swannell	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Millennium Pictures

Distributors

• High Point Film and Television (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• MTI Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Salvation Films (2003) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Ken Lailey Effects

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  grip and lighting equipment
• ARRI Media  camera rental
• Audiosend Communications  sound equipment
• Edit Hire (New Technology) Ltd.  editing equipment
• Genesis Laboratorium  stills processing
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Jones Rigging Equipment Ltd.  rigging equipment
• Kühn's Mixed Choir, Prague  singers
• Nationwide Skylift  cherry picker
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Screensearch Extras Agency  background artists
• South London Filters  camera filters
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Telefilm Video Services  video transfers
• The Prague Symphony Chamber Orchestra  orchestra

Also Known As:

The Bunker: The Evil Is Within (UK) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

95 min | UK:92 min | USA:88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Millennium Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

Quotes:

Lt. Krupp: [after announcing their orders to hold the bunker with low ammo and no reinforcements] This time they will not have the element of surprise.
LCpl. Ebert: They don't need surprise if there's an armoured column heading straight for...
Lt. Krupp: Where is this armoured column coming from?
LCpl. Ebert: OH, COME ON! The same place they did! We don't know what's going on at the front.

Movie Connections:

References Suspiria (1977)

A psychological thriller

First off, "The Bunker" is not your normal monster/horror movie. The cover art on the box is great, it's a real attention getter but unfortunately misleads the viewer about the content of the film. The Bunker is about a group of Germans during WWII in an anti tank bunker connected to underground tunnels. The movie does not show any monsters or zombies. The soldiers go through a psychological breakdown as different events happen to them. The fears they face may be real, supernatural, or entirely in their own minds. It's up to the viewer to decide. If you're looking for a monster movie, I would not choose "The Bunker". It's more of a psychological thriller. What I really liked about the film was the whole sense of fear and the great eerie atmosphere within the bunker. The acting as well as the directing was very good. The characters and dialogue were done well. As always there will be some that don't like the fact that the Germans all had British accents. If it were an American film they would have American accents. You could say the same if it were Italian, French etc, big deal, so what! To be completely authentic they would have to speak German. Forget about the accents, it's' trivial. What ever you do if you watch this movie is pay attention. It's all in the details. You don't want to miss a moment. You could easily get lost and confused. I personally didn't care that much for the plot. Someone else may. That's all opinion. It sure was interesting though. It certainly is a film I don't think I'll forget.