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The Blockhouse (1973)

The Blockhouse (1973)

Drama War

A true story of perseverance and survival.

Release Date: 1973, January 1
Directors: Clive Rees
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Galactacus, Galactacus, The Cannon Group, The Cannon Group
Cast: Nicholas Jones, Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan, Jeremy Kemp, Charles Aznavour, Leon Lissek, Per Oscarsson, Alfred Lynch

Overview:

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

Keywords:

based on true story world war ii bunker claustrophobic