The Devil's Rock (2011)

Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

Director:

Paul Campion

Writers:

Paul Finch (screenplay), Paul Campion (screenplay)

Stars:

Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Craig Hall	...	Captain Ben Grogan
Matthew Sunderland	...	Colonel Klaus Meyer
Gina Varela	...	Helena / Demon
Karlos Drinkwater	...	Sergeant Joe Tane
Geraldine Brophy	...	Voice of the Demon
Luke Hawker	...	Private Muller
Jessica Grace Smith	...	Nicole
Jonathan King	...	Suicide Soldier
Nick Dunbar	...	Kreigsmarine
Hadyn Green	...	Gunthroat Soldier

Storyline

On, June 5, 1944 in the early morning hours before the opening of the invasion on D-Day, a commando team, consisting of two New Zealander's, Captain Ben Grogan (Craig Hall) and Sergeant Joseph Tane (Karlos Drinkwater), land on the one of the Channel Islands, which are occupied by the German Army. Their mission is to sabotage installations there to create a distraction from the actual landings at Normandy. Using kayaks they land on the beach, navigate the land mines, then climb up to their target: a large artillery gun overlooking the English Channel. They are confused by the lack of German patrols on the island and puzzled by strange screams coming from the German's main bunker. They find the gun unguarded and wire it with explosives. While they are placing the charges a German soldier (Luke Hawker) comes running out of the entrance of the underground bunker. Although he seems less concerned about running into the enemy than getting away from something in the bunker, the New ...

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Plot Keywords:

year 1944 | wound | nazisploitation | homage | 1940s | 

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Taglines:

War is a Bitch

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The design of the German bunker is based on the real WW2 German bunker MP4, a Range Finding and Observation Tower which still exists in Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

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Goofs

Klaus Meyer (Matthew Sunderland) states he is a Colonel & the arriving Kreigsmarine sailor at the end calls out to him as Oberst, yet Meyer himself states (& his ID backs up) that he is in a special department of the Waffen-SS. The SS had their own distinct rank structure and as a result Mayer would have held the SS rank of SS-Standartenführer and not the Wehrmacht Heer (Army) rank of Oberst.

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Quotes

Col Klaus Meyer: See Grogan, this demon cannot abide defiance. This is the truth of it, the abomination that seeks to seduce you.
Voice of Demon: I wonder Captain Grogan, do you really consider you've backed the right horse here? These goblins in black uniform plan to enslave your world, do you wish to hand them the means on a plate?
Col Klaus Meyer: Do not listen to it!
Voice of Demon: Their leader has long been searching for so called wonder weapons, magical items with which he will kill your people in multitudes. He already holds the Holy Lance, he had within...

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Crazy Credits

There is a final scene shortly after the end credits begin.

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Connections

References Constantine (2005)

User Reviews

Good example of its genre

This film is badly marked down in my opinion. There are other films "outpost" being one title which stand out in this genre of Nazis and the occult and this has the ability to match them all with solid acting performances. This is also really for a more mature audience unlike "Dead Snow" which in my opinion has a slight comical factor about it. When you consider the small cast and the time spent on screen by the actors the plot is held together solidly. For its genre please give this film a viewing and you will be pleasantly surprised of its quality. I have not heard of any of the actors but they all gel together convincingly.The suspense building up is unbelievable.

Thanks for reading and go and enjoy the film.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2011 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

The Devil's Rock

Filming Locations:

Breaker Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,823

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chameleon Pictures, Chameleon Pictures, Devil's Rock

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1