---
title: 'The Blockhouse (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clive Rees'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blockhouse-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069803/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blockhouse (1973)

1973 · 93 min · Drama · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Blockhouse is a 1973 British survival drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp, Per Oscarsson, Peter Vaughan, Nicholas Jones and Leon Lissek. Based on a 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clébert and produced by Edgar Bronfman Jr., it is about a group of forced labourers during World War II, who become trapped in an underground storehouse for years. It's noted as a rare dramatic role for Sellers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clive Rees](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-rees)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Paul Clébert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-clebert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Edgar Bronfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-bronfman)

## Cast

- [Charles Aznavour](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-aznavour)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan)
- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers)

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