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Directed by Clive Rees
UK 1973
Based upon harrowing real events which were turned in to 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. *** 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. |
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Theatrical Release: June 1973 (Berlin Film Festival)
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Runtime | 1:32:27.375 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,765,625,950 bytesFeature: 25,886,487,168 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.44 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1089 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1089 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 40,765,625,950 bytesFeature: 25,886,487,168 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.44 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • New interview with star Leon Lissek (2022 - 5:45) • New interview with the director Clive Rees's son and widow, Fred Rees and Gilda Rees (2022 - 12:52) • New interview with production manager Matthew Raymond (2022 - 11:47) • New interview with executive producer Kent Walwin (2022 - 18:18) • New interview with electrician Peter Bloor (2022 - 9:33) • The Channel Islands 1940-1945 (1945 - 16:19): short film produced by the Crown Film Unit which sees Channel Islanders re-enact incidents from the German occupation during World War II • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay, contemporary news reports on the event that inspired the film, archival interviews with star Peter Sellers and director Clive Rees, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
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On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use a DTS-HD Master mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. The Blockhouse
has aggressive war-related sounds - notably the beginning - with
sequences that come through with impacting depth. The film's score is by
Stanley Myers
(The
Greek Tycoon,
The
Wind,
The
Wilby Conspiracy, Eureka,
Cimino's
The Deer Hunter, Roeg's
Insignificance, Harold Becker's
The Boost, Pete Walker
House of Mortal Sin and
Frightmare, etc.)
adding to the film's ennui. No crooning from Aznavour. Indicator offer optional English
(SDH) subtitles on
their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Indicator
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Clive Rees's The Blockhouse
is described by Peter Sellers as "... a film for the connoisseurs of
cinema, it's a very heavy movie. It could easily put you on a downer...
Clive Rees, who directed it, is brilliant, every bit as good as Stanley
Kubrick." High praise, indeed. It's a fascinating film - almost
experimental - involving being entombed with years of sustenance,
conflicts, claustrophobia, and dealing with mortality. It's a film I
enjoyed more and more the deeper I got into the story. The Indicator Blu-ray
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