United States / Jan 01, 1973
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Blockhouse |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Galactacus, The Cannon Group |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1973 |
| Executive producer | Peter James, Kent Walwin |
| Production | Edgar Bronfman Jr., Antony Rufus-Isaacs |
| Writer | Jean-Paul Clébert, John Gould, Clive Rees |
| Editing | Peter Gold |
| Cinematography | Keith Goddard, John Stanier |
| Assistant directors | Clive Rees |
| Lighting | Peter Bloor |
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| Camera operators | John Stanier, Keith Goddard |
| Additional photography | John Stanier, Keith Goddard |
| Production design | George Lack, Leo Austin, Tony Teiger |
| Art direction | George Lack, Leo Austin, Tony Teiger |
| Set decoration | George Lack, Leo Austin, Tony Teiger |
| Special effects | Ron Ballanger |
| Music | Stanley Myers, John Jordan |
| Sound | Stanley Myers, John Jordan |
| Costume design | Harry Frampton, Joyce James, Jo Osmond |
| Makeup | Harry Frampton, Joyce James, Jo Osmond |
| Hairstyling | Harry Frampton, Joyce James, Jo Osmond |
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