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The Blockhouse (1973) [N/A]

Featuring:
Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp

Written by:
Jean-Paul Clébert
John Gould
Clive Rees

Directed by:
Clive Rees


Release Date:
January 1, 1973

Original Title:
The Blockhouse

Alternate Titles:
Gefangene des Krieges - Der Bunker

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Galactacus
The Cannon Group

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 93

A true story of perseverance and survival.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

During D-day several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. They have plenty of food and water so they decide to wait for rescuers. And so they wait year, after year, after year.

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Rankings and Honors

The Blockhouse (1973) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.8/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination total

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
George Lack
Leo Austin

Camera Operator:
John Stanier

Director:
Clive Rees

Director of Photography:
Keith Goddard

Editor:
Peter Gold

Electrician:
Peter Bloor

Executive Producer:
Kent Walwin
Peter James

Hairdresser:
Joyce James

Makeup Artist:
Harry Frampton

Music:
Stanley Myers

Novel:
Jean-Paul Clébert

Producer:
Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Antony Rufus-Isaacs

Production Manager:
Matthew Raymond

Property Master:
Tony Teiger

Screenplay:
John Gould

Sound Recordist:
John Jordan

Special Effects:
Ron Ballanger

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Jo Osmond

Writer:
Clive Rees
John Gould

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