Peter sellers list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The blockhouse 1973 watch on prime video, tubi, and. Peter sellers, charles aznavour, jeremy kemp, per oscarsson, peter vaughan, nicholas jones, leon lissek, alfred lynch. It was filmed entirely in guernsey in the channel islands and was entered into the 23rd berlin international film festival. On the day of the 1944 normandy invasion the allies shelled the. Jeanpaul clebert novel, john gould created for the screen by stars. It was directed by clive rees and starred peter sellers, in a rare dramatic performance, and charles aznavour. The blockhouse is a 1973 drama film directed by clive rees and starring peter sellers and charles aznavour. The blockhouse is a movie about six men forced into work camps by the nazis in world war ii. He performed in the bbc radio comedy series the goon show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them chief inspector clouseau in the pink panther series of films. The blockhouse is a 1973 film, based on a 1955 novel by jeanpaul clebert. Based on the true story of seven allied prisoners sealed inside an underground german bunker after the dday invasion, the blockhouse is a hidden gem in the peter sellers filmography. Strangelove on nbcs today show interview 1980 duration. Based on the novel le blockhaus by jean paul clebertthe blockhouse featuring peter sellers and charles aznavour is streaming with subscription on prime.
Rent peter sellers movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray dvd. During dday several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. Intriguingly, peter sellers is cast as a frenchman, while french. Peter sellers, charles aznavour, per oscarsson, peter vaughan, jeremy kemp, alfred lynch. Terms of use corporate information investor relations privacy download our app. Director clive rees films the men trapped in an underground bunker in natural candlelight and it appears that he allows his international cast, led by peter sellers. Synopsis maltin dismal, downbeat story of laborers trapped in underground bunker when the allies land at normandy on dday. Peter sellers, clouseau, pink panther, comedy, collection, detective 1963the pink panther the bumbling inspector clouseau travels to rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as the phantom before he conducts his most daring heist yet. The blockhouse 1973 r 93 min drama, war january 1974 usa during dday several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. Peter sellers full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The blockhouse is a hidden gem in the peter sellers filmography. Director clive rees transforms this claustrophobic nightmare into a quietly effective drama.
They have plenty of food and water so they decide to wait for rescuers. The blockhouse 1973 peter sellars feature drama, war. Jonathan coe the biographers story lrb 8 september 1994. The blockhouse is perhaps notable for featuring peter sellers in a rare straight dramatic role i think this and 1960s never let go were sellers only true forays into straight acting alongside french singer charles aznavour. The blockhouse was based on a novel by jean paul ciebertwhich, incredibly, was inspired by a true story. Funny, handsome, rich and talented comedy great peter sellers had. Sellers detailed performance as the french teacher is a revelation ample proof that he could step outside the comedic realm. The blockhouse is a 1973 drama film directed by clive rees and starring peter sellers and. What they share is a view that war is the very summit of absurdity and thus irony taken to its naturally painful conclusion a sellers stock in trade, thus both. The blockhouse was noted, at the time of its release, for featuring a rare dramatic performance by peter sellers, but it wasnt noted for much else. The blockhouse 1973 international film festival, einstein, drama, movies, films. Synopsis maltin absolutely atrocious pirate comedy which. Sellers role in this film is a revelation, but the blockhouse is also a bookend to strangelove in that both are exceptionally antiwar films but from opposing styles and approaches. Not at all a mainstream movie, but for buffs it is compulsive viewing.
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