The Blockhouse
5.9
“A true story of perseverance and survival.”
A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944, are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge stores 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
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Cast
8 people
Peter Sellers
Rouquet
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Being There
Charles Aznavour
Visconti
Known for
Shoot the Piano Player
Ararat
Jeremy Kemp
Grabinski
Known for
Top Secret!
The Blue Max
Peter Vaughan
Aufret
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
Per Oscarsson
Lund
Known for
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Hunger
Nicholas Jones
Kromer
Known for
House of the Dragon
Darkest Hour
Leon Lissek
Kozhek
Known for
Shōgun
Arabian Nights
Alfred Lynch
Larshen
Known for
The Hill
The Taming of the Shrew
Clive Rees Director · John Gould Screenplay Jean-Paul Clébert Author
United States release January 1, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production The Cannon Group
Production
Galactacus
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1973
Theatrical
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