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The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse

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Release Date: 21/07/2025

Edition: Restored
Genre: Drama
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: 12
Label: Powerhouse Films
Actors: Nicholas Jones, Jeremy Kemp, Per Oscarsson, Alfred Lynch, Charles Aznavour, Peter Sellers, Leon Lissek, Peter Vaughan
Director: Clive Rees
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 92 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: English

Based upon harrowing real events which were turned into a 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clébert, The Blockhouse starts explosively with an Allied air raid on a Nazi prison camp. Six escaped prisoners take shelter in an underground blockhouse, which is soon destroyed by heavy shelling. Trapped underground, with an almost endless supply of food, wine and candles, the men must endure confinement with no prospect of escape or rescue. Featuring a stunning ensemble cast that includes Peter Sellers (Hoffman), Charles Aznavour (Shoot the Pianist), Peter Vaughan (Symptoms), Jeremy Kemp (The Strange Affair), Per Oscarsson (A Dandy in Aspic) and Leon Lissek (Marat/Sade), The Blockhouse was filmed on the Channel Islands in a dank and dark underground bunker, giving the film a suffocating sense of claustrophobia.

Special Features: Image Gallery, Interviews: Leon Lissek (actor); Fred Rees, Gilda Rees; Matthew Raymond (production manager); Kent Walwin (producer), Peter Bloor (electrician)., Distibutor version (92 min) and Director's version (92 min) included; 'The Channel Islands 1940-1945' (1945) short.
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