The Secret of Blood Island
The Secret of Blood Island | |
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Directed by | Quentin Lawrence |
Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
Written by | John Gilling |
Starring |
Jack Hedley Barbara Shelley Patrick Wymark Charles Tingwell |
Music by | James Bernard |
Cinematography | Jack Asher |
Edited by | Tom Simpson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release dates | December 1964 (UK) |
Running time | 84 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Secret of Blood Island is a 1964 British war film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley and Patrick Wymark.[1] According to TV Guide, the film was shot in Eastmancolor and released that way in England, but the U.S. prints were in black & white.[2]
Plot
British Prisoners of War help a wounded female agent to escape the Japanese during the Second World War...
Continuity
The film is a loose sequel to the 1958 film The Camp on Blood Island.
Main cast
- Jack Hedley as Sergeant John Crewe
- Barbara Shelley as Elaine
- Patrick Wymark as Major Jocomo
- Charles Tingwell as Major Dryden
- Bill Owen as George Bludgin
- Peter Welch as Richardson
- Michael Ripper as Lieutenant Tojoko
- Peter Welch as Richardson
- Lee Montague as Levy
- Edwin Richfield as Tom O'Reilly
- Glyn Houston as Berry
- David Saire as Kempi Chief
- Philip Latham as Captain Drake
- Ian Whittaker as Mills
- John Southworth as Leonard
- Peter Craze as Red
- Henry Davies as Taffy
Critical reception
TV Guide called it "fairly silly" ;[2] whereas the Radio Times called it "lurid but fairly enjoyable." [3]
References
- ↑ "The Secret of Blood Island". BFI.
- 1 2 "The Secret Of Blood Island". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ Rose Thompson. "The Secret of Blood Island". RadioTimes.
External links
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