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'''''The Secret of Blood Island''''' is a 1964 British [[war film]] directed by [[Quentin Lawrence]] and starring [[Jack Hedley]], [[Barbara Shelley]] and [[Patrick Wymark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49880|title=The Secret of Blood Island|work=BFI}}</ref> According to [[TV Guide]], the film was shot in [[Eastmancolor]] and released that way in Britain, but the U.S. prints were in [[black & white]].<ref name=tv>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-secret-of-blood-island-117118/review/|title=The Secret Of Blood Island|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
'''''The Secret of Blood Island''''' is a 1964 British [[war film]] directed by [[Quentin Lawrence]] and starring [[Jack Hedley]], [[Barbara Shelley]] and [[Patrick Wymark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49880|title=The Secret of Blood Island|work=BFI}}</ref>


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==Premise==
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British [[Prisoners of War]] help a wounded female agent to escape the Japanese during the [[World War II|Second World War]].

==Continuity==
The film is a prequel to the 1958 film ''[[The Camp on Blood Island]]''.
The film is a prequel to the 1958 film ''[[The Camp on Blood Island]]''.


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==Premise==
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British [[Prisoners of War]] help a wounded female agent, Elaine, to escape the Japanese during the [[World War II|Second World War]].
==Main cast==
==Main cast==
* [[Jack Hedley]] as Sergeant John Crewe
* [[Jack Hedley]] as Sergeant John Crewe
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* [[Peter Craze]] as Red
* [[Peter Craze]] as Red
* Henry Davies as Taffy
* Henry Davies as Taffy
==Production==
According to [[TV Guide]], the film was shot in [[Eastmancolor]] and released that way in Britain, but the U.S. prints were in [[black & white]].<ref name=tv>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-secret-of-blood-island-117118/review/|title=The Secret Of Blood Island|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
==Reception==
The film was not as well received as ''Camp of Blood Island''. Michael Ripper later said, " “I
thought the story was very dodgy. I don't give a damn how hungry you are, if you haven't seen a bird in four years, or whatever it was, she'd have been stampeded, wouidn’t she? Somebody mu.st have had the strength. I don't believe the story at all, but I must admit 1 had a good part in it."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/Halls_of_Horror_027/page/n41/mode/1up?q=%22secret+of+blood+island%22|title=History of Hammer Part 7|first=Bob|last=Sheridan|page=43|magazine=Halls of Horror|issue=27}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' called the film "fairly silly".<ref name=tv /> The ''[[Radio Times]]'' called it "lurid but fairly enjoyable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/hhq7w/the-secret-of-blood-island|title=The Secret of Blood Island|author=Rose Thompson|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>
''[[TV Guide]]'' called the film "fairly silly".<ref name=tv /> The ''[[Radio Times]]'' called it "lurid but fairly enjoyable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/hhq7w/the-secret-of-blood-island|title=The Secret of Blood Island|author=Rose Thompson|work=RadioTimes}}</ref>


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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/the-secret-of-blood-island/ Secret of Blood Island] at Letterbox DVD
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/the-secret-of-blood-island/ Secret of Blood Island] at Letterbox DVD
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/558594/The-Secret-of-Blood-Island/ Secret of Blood Island] at [[TCMDB]]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b55898a Secret of Blood Island] at BFI
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b55898a Secret of Blood Island] at BFI
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/558594/The-Secret-of-Blood-Island/ Secret of Blood Island] at [[TCMDB]]
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/558594/The-Secret-of-Blood-Island/ Secret of Blood Island] at [[TCMDB]]

Revision as of 14:45, 27 June 2020

The Secret of Blood Island
UK theatrical release poster
Directed byQuentin Lawrence
Written byJohn Gilling
Produced byAnthony Nelson Keys
StarringJack Hedley
Barbara Shelley
Patrick Wymark
Charles Tingwell
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byTom Simpson
Music byJames Bernard
Production
company
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
December 1964 (UK)
Running time
84 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

The film is a prequel to the 1958 film The Camp on Blood Island.

Premise

British Prisoners of War help a wounded female agent, Elaine, to escape the Japanese during the Second World War.

Main cast

Production

According to TV Guide, the film was shot in Eastmancolor and released that way in Britain, but the U.S. prints were in black & white.[2]

Reception

The film was not as well received as Camp of Blood Island. Michael Ripper later said, " “I thought the story was very dodgy. I don't give a damn how hungry you are, if you haven't seen a bird in four years, or whatever it was, she'd have been stampeded, wouidn’t she? Somebody mu.st have had the strength. I don't believe the story at all, but I must admit 1 had a good part in it."[3]

TV Guide called the film "fairly silly".[2] The Radio Times called it "lurid but fairly enjoyable."[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Secret of Blood Island". BFI.
  2. ^ a b "The Secret Of Blood Island". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ Sheridan, Bob. "History of Hammer Part 7". Halls of Horror. No. 27. p. 43.
  4. ^ Rose Thompson. "The Secret of Blood Island". RadioTimes.
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