The Channel Islands 1940-1945 (1945)

Bemerkungen:

*Kein Abspann. "The End"-Einblendung bei 16:10 Min.

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PETER   SELLERS     -     CHARLES   AZNAVOUR
                      IN A GALACTICUS PRODUCTION OF
                THE
BLOCKHOUSE

ALSO STARRING
JEREMY KEMP - PER OSCARSSON - PETER VAUGHAN
             NICHOLAS JONES - LEON LISSEK
                      Directed by CLIVE REES
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Limited Edition
POWERHOUSE FILMS

INDICATOR SERIES #224
PHILTD224
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Blu-ray im Scanavo Case mit Wendecover (inkl. identischem Cover-Artwork ohne Indicator-Laufstreifen).

Exklusiv in der Limited Edition enthalten ist ein 32-seitiges geklammertes Booklet (schwarzweiß) mit folgendem Inhalt:

• Cast & Crew (S. 2-3)
• Burying The Blockhouse (2022) by Kieran Foster (S. 5 - 10)
• German Soldier Found Buried Alive For Six Years (1951) (S. 11)
• An Interview with Clive Rees (1989) (S. 13 - 15)
• Sellers' Market (1973) (S. 17 - 20)
• Teenage Film Producer Is Busy (1973) (S. 21 - 23)
• Critical Response (S. 25 - 27)
• The Channel Islands 1940 - 1945 (S. 28 - 29)
• About the Presentations / Special Thanks / Acknowledgements / Indicator Credits (S. 31)

Vor Eintritt ins Hauptmenü erscheint das Powerhouse-Logo (ohne Zeitangabe).

Das Menü ist nicht musikalisch untermalt und nicht animiert.

Auswahlpunkte:

• Play Film
  
  • Play Distribution Version
  • Play Director's Version
    
    The Blockhouse was distributed internationally in a version that was never finished to the full satisfaction of director Clive Rees. In his preferred presentation, Rees revised and extended the wordings of the captions which bookend the film, giving them a somewhat bleaker tone. In order to recreate this rarely seen Director's version, it has been necessary to include a short section of standard definition material. As a result, there is a brief shift in quality during the film's opening shots.
    
• Special Features
• Set-up

Der Kurzfilm ist Teil des Bonusmaterials.

Katalognummer:
PHILTD224

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Herstellerbeschreibung von der Indicator-Homepage:

Based upon harrowing real events which were turned into 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.

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. This newly restored edition marks the film’s worldwide Blu-ray premiere.
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Zum Fassungseintrag des Hauptfilms:

• The Blockhouse