Based upon harrowing real events which were turned into a 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clebert, 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.
