Films on DVD and VHS
Film set in World War II starring Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour about seven slave labourers who hide in an underground network of tunnels, get sealed in and are not discovered for years. Filmed on location in a German bunker in Guernsey.
A little-known film, with Sellers in a straight role.
In Toni's Footsteps - The Channel Islands Occupation Remembered (DVD)
The film tells the story of the Occupation of the Channel Islands, a small group of islands that were over the course of five years converted into one of the most heavily defended areas in the world.
Amidst all this the film follows the story of one soldier, Toni Kumpel, an ordinary soldier with a story typical of the millions who served in the German Army- his early years in a small rural village, the Hitler Youth and eventually conscription. Posted to the islands and then to Russia, Toni's story is an example of the futility and random nature of war.
Island at War (DVD)
Set during the occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. The story shows how Island life changed overnight after a German invasion. Islanders were restricted to walking and cycling, town names were changed to German names, clocks were set to continental time, and no society could meet without the permission of German High Command. The focus is on three families, the Dorrs, the Jonases and the Mahys, as they struggle on with day to day life under the restrictive new system.
A video about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. Includes rare film footage of the German occupation of the Channel Islands, as well as a look at the German fortifications, gun-emplacements and the only concentration camp ever to be built on British soil.
Francois Truffaut film starring a young Isabelle Adjani about the tragic life of Adele, daughter of Victor Hugo. Starring many Guernsey locations and a few local actors. Isabelle Adjani received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for this role.
Guernsey from the air, features all the major landmarks including St Peter Port, Sausmarez Manor, Castle Cornet and more.