Blockade (1928 film)

Blockade is a 1928 American silent war film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Evelyn Brent and Charles Delaney. The film depicts a fictional Balkan war, focusing on the experiences of an American woman who becomes entangled in the conflict and finds herself aiding the besieged. The plot revolves around a naval blockade imposed on a coastal city, leading to hardship and desperation for the civilian population. While the specific details of the narrative are fictional, the film reflects anxieties and themes prevalent in the interwar period regarding international conflict and the suffering of civilians in wartime. The film is notable for its use of special effects to depict naval warfare and its focus on the human cost of blockade tactics. It is considered a part of the era's wave of war films, although it is less remembered than some of its more prominent contemporaries. The film's portrayal of civilian suffering anticipates later cinematic treatments of war and its impact on non-combatants.