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The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse

# A true story of perseverance and survival.
Drama   War
📜 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
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1973-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Peter Sellers original image
Rouquet
Peter Sellers
Charles Aznavour original image
Visconti
Charles Aznavour
Jeremy Kemp original image
Grabinski
Jeremy Kemp
Peter Vaughan original image
Aufret
Peter Vaughan
Per Oscarsson original image
Lund
Per Oscarsson
Nicholas Jones original image
Kromer
Nicholas Jones
Leon Lissek original image
Kozhek
Leon Lissek
Alfred Lynch original image
Larshen
Alfred Lynch

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