Aufret (Peter Vaughan), their leader in the world above, before they were trapped in this storehouse and inside the darkness, loses his power over the men and isolates himself while the others, like Visconti (Charles Aznavour) and Grabinski (Jeremy Kemp) try to play games and keep their spirits up. By the end, the survivors dwindle - Rouquet (Peter Sellers) and Lund (Per Oscarsson) are the others - and even their matches and candles have started to run out. All that remains is a life trapped in a small space and no light will find them again.
This is a rough movie - not a bad one, but a bleak entry - and also one that should be discussed more.
This is a rough movie - not a bad one, but a bleak entry - and also one that should be discussed more.