The Blockhouse (1973)
A true story of perseverance and survival.
Starring Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp
Directed by Clive Rees
A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defenses in 1944 are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge dtores of food but not enough candles. The slow dying of the light parallels their increasing boredom, illness and jealousy during their entrapment. Based on the Novel 'Le Blockhaus' by Jean Paul Clebert
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: 6.8
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: world war ii,bunker,based on a true story,claustrophobic
Cast
Rouquet
Visconti
Grabinski
Aufret
Lund
Kromer
Kozhek
Larshen