The 14
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Directed by	David Hemmings
Written by	Roland Starke
Produced by	Frank Avianca Robert Mintz
Starring	Jack Wild June Brown
Cinematography	Ousama Rawi
Edited by	John Shirley
Music by	Kenny Clayton
Production company	Avianca Productions (London) Ltd
Distributed by	MGM-EMI
Release date	19 December 1973 (1973-12-19)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The 14 is a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring Jack Wild and June Brown. It was also released as Existence and, in the United States, as The Wild Little Bunch. Its plot, based on fact, concerns the fate of fourteen children in west London who are orphaned after the death of their single mother.^[1][2]

Plot

The film focuses on a family of 14 children who are left to fend for themselves when their mother (June Brown) passes away. Reg (Jack Wild), the eldest who is turning 18, is left in charge of the family until the child welfare come in and send them all to a children's home. However. Reg is always determined to fight to keep his family together no matter what.

Cast

• Jack Wild as Reg
• June Brown as The Mother
• Liz Edmiston as Sylvia
• Diana Beevers as Miss Field
• Cheryl Hall as Reena
• Anna Wing as Mrs. Booth
• John Bailey as Mr. Sanders
• Alun Armstrong as Tommy
• Keith Buckley as Mr. Whitehead
• Tony Calvin as Father Morris
• Chris Kelly as Roy (as Christian Kelly)
• Frank Gentry as Terry
• Peter Newby as Billy
• Paul Daly as Freddy
• Richard Haywood as John (as Richard Heyward)
• Malcolm Tierney as Mr. Michael

Production

Filming locations

The film was shot on location in west London and Berkshire and at Pinewood Studios, London, England.

Release

The film was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.^[3]