The Blockhouse 51 years old

A true story of perseverance and survival.

The Blockhouse

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

Credits

The Blockhouse Cast

Name Character
Charles Aznavour He was 48, 94 years old when he died as Visconti
Per Oscarsson He was 45, 83 years old when he died as Lund
Peter Sellers He was 47, 54 years old when he died as Rouquet
Peter Vaughan He was 49, 93 years old when he died as Aufret
Alfred Lynch He was 41, 72 years old when he died as Larshen
Jeremy Kemp He was 37, 84 years old when he died as Grabinski
Leon Lissek He was 46, now 97 years old as Kozhek
Nicholas Jones He was 26, now 77 years old as Kromer

The Blockhouse Crew

Name Department
Stanley Myers as Music. He was 42 (63) years old when He died Sound
Antony Rufus-Isaacs as Producer. Production
John Gould as Writer. John Gould was 168 (76) years old when John Gould died Writing
John Gould as Screenplay. John Gould was 168 (76) years old when John Gould died Writing
Clive Rees as Director. He was 21 (now 72) years old Directing
Clive Rees as Writer. He was 21 (now 72) years old Writing
Edgar Bronfman as Producer. Production
Jean-Paul Clebert as Novel. Writing
Keith Goddard as Cinematography. Crew
Peter Gold as Editor. Editing
Edgar Bronfman, Jr. as Producer. He was 17 (now 68) years old Production
The Blockhouse poster
The Blockhouse (51 years)

A true story of perseverance and survival.

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 1973
  • Runtime: 93 minutes