The Blockhouse
A gang of slave laborers, conscripted by the Nazis to assist in the construction of their coastal defenses in1944, are trapped in a bunker when the Allies land on D-Day in Normandy. They discover vast quantities of food, but not enough candles. The gradual fading of the light mirrors their growing boredom, illness, and jealousy during their imprisonment. Adapted from Jean Paul Clebert's Novel Le Blockhaus
Released: 1973-01-01
