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58% Critic Match
Blockade
“Romance under fire!”
5.8 / 10• 1938• 1h 25m•NR• English
WarDrama
Storyline
A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage.
Cast & Crew
Madeleine Carroll
Norma
Lead
Henry Fonda
Marco
Leo Carrillo
Luis
John Halliday
Andre Gallinet
Reginald Denny
Edward Grant
Vladimir Sokoloff
Basil
Robert Warwick
General Vallejo
Fred Kohler
Pietro
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blockade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
