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  • The Machine Gunners (1983– )
  • TV Series | 25 min | Family
The Machine Gunners (1983– )
TV Series | 25 min | Family
A British town endures WWII bombings. A child takes a machine gun from a crashed German plane and fires at an aircraft, missing but forcing it to crash. Unaware they caused the crash, the children befriend the German pilot.
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Director
Colin Cant
Writers
William Corlett (dramatisation) | Robert Westall (story)
Editor
Pauline Dykes
Production Designer
Marjorie Pratt
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Updated Feb 23, 1983
Release date (First episode)
Feb 23, 1983 (United Kingdom)

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