The Hole in the Ground (1962 film)

The Hole in the Ground
Directed byDavid Cobham
Screenplay bySimon Campbell-Jones
Produced byRonald H. Riley
Narrated byRussell Napier
CinematographyFred Gamage
Edited byMichael Barden
Production
companies
R.H.R. Productions, Film Producers Guild
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Hole in the Ground is a 1962 British drama-documentary film directed by David Cobham and narrated by Russell Napier.[1][2] It was written by Simon Campbell-Jones and sponsored by the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO). The film examines the role of the Royal Observer Corps during the event of a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom.[3]

The film has been mistakenly identified as Sound an Alarm because in some versions the title frame is missing, and the name is taken from the motto of UKWMO displayed in the end credits.

Synopsis

The film dramatises a fictitious nuclear attack on Britain, focussing on the operations of the Warning and Monitoring Organisation at the Metropolitan Sector Headquarters in the south east of the country.

Cast

Home media

The film was included on the DVD Cold War Collection – Nuclear War In Britain – Home Front Civil Defence Films 1951–1987 (Strike Force Entertainment, 2010).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hole in the Ground". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ "The Hole in the Ground (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "The Hole in the Ground". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Cold War Collection – Nuclear War In Britain – Home Front Civil Defence Films 1951 – 1987 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2025.


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