“Two men went to war”
8 years in development this comedy drama tells the true story of two members of the Royal Army Dental Corps, Sergeant Peter King (Kenneth Cranham) and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill) who, in 1942, stole a bag of hand grenades, two revolvers and a set of the best dental equipment that money could buy and went off to invade occupied France on their own. The only person they told was Churchill who, when he found out, was delighted and reportedly said:
“A few more lunatics like those dentists and I could finish this war by Christmas!”
With an all star cast, Two Men Went To War recounts their outrageously irresponsible, yet eccentrically heroic story and has to be of one of the most bizarre events to have occurred in the Second World War.
A refreshing British, character-centred delight … charmingly funny/sensitive/uplifting film .. Director John Henderson guides crusty Kenneth Cranham and innocent Leo Bill through their delightful acting journey with a perfect balance of idealism, despair, romance, silliness and man’s indomitable spirit.
MTV/Easy Reader
The making of the movie
Farmhouse Clip
"When playwright Richard Everett read about the true adventures of King and Cuthbertson he realized the comedy potential of the story. He recruited Christopher Villiers as a co-writer, and the pair spent a year writing a screenplay about these two unlikely heroes. Happily, their witty adaptation emphasizes human interest over "war story" action.. John Henderson, who has worked in comedy for many years, signed on as director.
His attention to the special timing needed in depicting humorous situations enriches the film considerably. A splendid film … Thanks to this movie, I've learned about a pair of unlikely heroes from that difficult time -- and I salute them."
-Reel Talk
‘A finalist at the Jerusalem Trust Award at BAFTA Piccadilly!’
Award winning director Luke Bradford of Frogspawn Creatives filmed actors Andrew Harrison and Julie Higginson in two short pieces, one of which was ‘Life After Birth’.
The idea was inspired by a sermon of the late Henri Nouwen, author and international pastor of the L’Arche Community. The film was subsequently nominated as a finalist for a Jerusalem Trust Award at BAFTA.
Congratulations and thanks to Luke, Andy, Julie and the crew for their excellent work!
‘The Lent Inspector’ was the second of the two pieces Luke filmed with Andy and Julie which you can
“This was a fascinating project and huge challenge to compress the sweeping biblical narrative of the Joseph story into half an hour.
It was beautifully made by Christmas Films, an animation studio in Moscow which I visited.
Using hand made and incredibly complex puppet figures, it was filmed in ‘stop frame’ animation – an incredibly painstaking process shooting just a few seconds a day and taking 8 months to create a 30 minute feature.
It was regularly screened by the BBC as part of a series called ‘Testament’ and was nominated for a BAFTA which was immensely pleasing.” - RE
“Having developed a number of concepts and written many scripts for Gerhard Hahn’s studios in Berlin, I was asked to collaborate with Thomas Platt on the screenplay for the studio’s next animated feature.
It is loosely based on the life of the pirate Anne Bonny about whom little is known historically but in our story she is found on the Island of Tortuga by three time travelling young friends.
The character of Anne was physically based on the singer Nena of ’99 Red Balloons’ fame and who sings the title song.” -RE
