This cheery set up was cue for the evenings throwback film. No blade of grass 1970 is one of those titles you probably know about but havent seen, at least in a long time. Dirgey theme song by a young roger whittaker sets the mood early, but as this is a 1970 british film it rapidly becomes selfconsciously arty and counterculture. Of course there was a great deal of talk about saving the earth but in reality very little was done. The reasoning for the heavy editing was because lynne frederick who was one of the rape victims in the scene was only 15 at the time and. A bit ahead of its time, later pictures like dawn of the dead. No blade of grass 1970 in this movie guide, you can find the most important information about tv films and premieres in 3d in the u. The death of grass published in the united states both in book form, and serialized in the saturday evening post, as no blade of grass is a 1956 postapocalyptic science fiction novel written by the english author sam youd under the pen name john christopher. While the message is as subtle as tofu, this still resonates. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. It is an adaptation of the novel the death of grass by john christopher. When a deadly virus strikes london, john custance takes his family to hopedfor safety in scotland.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The same kind of mentality behind farnhams freehold is the. This video is not safe for work nsfw yes always show. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. When theres no more grass on the lawn, motorcycle gangs will rule the earth. The new batch, innerspace and small soldiers for producer steven spielberg. Cornel wildes grim no blade of grass 1970 is a forgotten dystopian classic due for rediscovery. Raw, uncompromising and violent maybe too much so, as the film went largely unseen. No blade of grass guns in movies, tv and video games. Keep in mind this film is from 1970 and was revolutionary for the time. Pointless bloodred flashforwards, an attack by a biker gang shades of psychomania.
No blade of grass remastered, manufactured on demand, mono. Cornel wildes no blade of grass takes a different approach using an. In todays genetically engineered frankenfood society its only a matter of time before someone pounces on this one for a remake, as it features all the sensational. It had a profound effect on me, but as hard as i looked, i could find hide nor hair of anything about it then the wonders of the internet. Ks discovery leads him on a quest to find rick deckard, a former lapd blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. No blade of grass 1970 r 1h 36min drama, scifi 23 october 1970 usa when a deadly virus strikes london, john custance takes his family to hopedfor safety in scotland. I constantly get stirred about what mankind does, and has done, to mankind. No blade of grass surviving the end of the world on.
Actorturnedindependent director cornel wilde created 8 unique films over the span of two decades. By the time no blade of grass comes along, cornel wilde, hollywood heartthrob turned wtf maverickauteur, has come to assume an persona a bit like a combination of sam peckinpah, edgar rice burroughs, and errol flynn. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Check out our playlist of trailers from the 2020 field of best picture nominees. No blade of grass is a 1970 british apocalyptic disaster film directed by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport, jean wallace, and lynne frederick. The warner archive collection dvdr of no blade of grass looks terrific. Joe dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. Considering this film was made in 1970, its storyline has many elements and statements that have been said recently in the news. I dont know if there is a year system for military plates or a way of matching combinations to dates. While the ultimate warrior focused a group of largely idealistic survivors trying to make it through the collapse of civilization in a large modern city that collapsed into social chaos, cornel wildes no blade of grass deals with the other kind of survivora group of selfjustifying jerks led by nigel davenport as an exarmy officer who aren.
Some of werner herzogs reckless campaigns doubtlessly owe. If you like no blade of grass you are looking for tense, bleak and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, family in danger, chaos, virus, farm and plague themes of drama and scifi genre shot in uk or usa. Occasionally bloody and frequently sadistic, no blade of grass is not a good. The rape scene had nearly a minute and a half deleted from the final cut of the film before release and, to. That the film slipped in and out of circulation with little notice is as depressing as the film itself. But nothing prepared the audiences of 1970 for the sights that awaited them in no blade of grass. Contaminacion 1970 no blade of grass full movies youtube.
Ni vlati trave je britanskoamericki science fiction film snimljen 1970. No blade of grass dvdr 1970 warner archive collection. No blade of grass 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. By the beginning of the 70s man had brough the destruction of his environment close to the point of no return. Take a look back at the early roles of some of hollywoods heavy hitters. Released 1970, no blade of grass stars nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Before no blade of grass is done, custance and his family members have murdered soldiers, nations have bombed their populations to oblivion. Richard as they try to leave before martial law and complete anarchy ensue. Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, lapd officer k, unearths a longburied secret that has the potential to plunge whats left of society into chaos. No blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film co written, directed and produced by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport. A film adaptation, no blade of grass 1970, was produced and directed by cornel wilde. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to.
This postapocalyptic movie came out in 1970, the year of the first earth day. However, he was deemed inappropriate for a youthoriented film in 1970. No blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film directed by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport, jean wallace and john hamill. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Many faked plates to suggest 1973 setting 3 years in the future from the film date. R rated release from late 1970, no blade of grass disappeared quickly. A bright dust jacket cover and spine, a few scuffs to back cover.
It would be better seen as a cautionary tale on the fragility of society. No blade of grass from the grindhouse cinema database. Some of werner herzogs reckless campaigns doubtlessly owe cornel a karmic debt. The death of grass or no blade of grass by john christopher. Staring john hamill, lynne frederick, jean wallace and nigel davenport. No blade of grass internet movie firearms database. No blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film cowritten, directed and produced by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport, jean wallace, and john hamill. Cornel wildes grim, fatalistic end of theworld thriller no blade of grass is a forgotten dystopian classic of its time. Ecoapocalypse action film is surprisingly violent with some good action set pieces, notably the biker attack. A bit ahead of its time, later pictures like dawn of the dead 1978 would appear to draw some influence from it.
Gritty and brutal, built on fears of ecological devastation through pollution and overcrowding with hints of genetic manipulation gone bad, this 1970 endoftheworld thriller seems to have gotten lost in the overcrowded apocalypse now science fiction cinema of the seventies. Its certainly a film of its time, and some could view it as. No blade of grass 1970 plot summary 2 when a deadly virus. No blade of grass belongs to that peculiarly english corner of film making where levity is not welcome. For a much better take on the breakdown of society try the origainal 1970s bbc series survivors. The death of grass by john christopher first, basis for film no blade of grass a bright firm square copy with mild bumping to the corner tips.
No blade of grass lacks the primitive power of wildes earlier films. Eyepatchwearing architect john custance nigel davenport flees london with his wife, ann jean wallace and family, leading a party of people north to the well. Sep 08, 2014 it is an adaptation of the novel the death of grass by john christopher. Reviewed by glenn erickson no you and me its the end of love. No blade of grass is a film directed by cornel wilde with nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill, lynne frederick, year. The rape scene had nearly a minute and a half deleted from the final cut of the film before release and, to this day, remains lost or undiscovered. Interesting use of nearly completed dual carriagewaybypass presumably the huntingdon, cambridgeshire location was this a project on what is now the a14 or a nearby a1 upgrade. When london is overwhelmed by food riots caused by a. I also suspect the plates here would be fake combinations within the military format film plates on paintedup vehicles.
As the movie progresses, that last line of the first verse proves to be unsettlingly prophetic. No blade of grass 1970 this is a very cynical film caught between jeanluc godards weekend and mad max 1979. It is an adaptation of john christopher s novel the death of grass 1956 and follows the survivors of a plague that has hit london in the not too distant. Actordirectorproducer cornel wilde had hit pay dirt in 1966 with his highly successful, respected african adventure the naked prey. Former hollywood character actor cornel wilde spent the late sixties dabbling in directing, resulting in no blade of grass 1970, based on john christophers excellent first novel the death of grass published in 1956, in which a new virus strain has infected rice crops in asia causing massive famine. No blade of grass is an intense, often brutal affair but it offers plenty to ponder for the science fiction fans who can handle its roughandtumble style. Interesting use of nearly completed dual carriagewaybypass presumably the huntingdon. Oceny, recenzje, obsada, dyskusje wiadomosci, zwiastuny, ciekawostki oraz galeria. It is difficult to see how the film was an argument for environmental causes. Radnja prikazuje kako virus napadne i pocne unistavati zitarice u svijetu, izazivaju masovnu glad, nerede i potpuni kolaps civilizacije. I usually agree with goregirls ratings,butnot this time. I recall seeing this as part of a greenpeace sponsored.
No blade of grass 1970 with the endless coverage of global warming, droughts, worldwide food shortages and other catastrophes besieging our planet, watching cornel wildes humble little dystopean road movie seems quite timely. Find release information for no blade of grass 1970 cornel wilde on allmovie. Theres admittedly some odd stylistic choices in there. No blade of grass 1970, usa is a postapocalyptic film directed by cornel wilde. No blade of grass 1970 fantastic movie musings and ramblings.
No blade of grass 1970 in the near future a combination of extreme pollution and a virus which destroys grass, rice and barley, has led to global famine and eventually martial law. Socially committed filmmaker cornel wilde who often specialized in directing showcases for his wife, jean wallace depicts a future societal breakdown brought on by global famine and pollution. Every day we add the best movies for you to decide what you want to buy or rent and watch on tv. Wildes movie even tosses in a marauding motorcycle gang. This show spends most of its effort trying to make things look ugly, to match the stock footage of polluted rivers and dying wildlife.
One commentator has called for a remake and i agree. In 2009, as part of a bbc radio 4 science fiction season, the station broadcast a drama in five episodes, based on the novel and narrated by david mitchell. Contaminacion 1970 no blade of grass full movies cornel wilde. Architect john, along with his family and friends, is making his way from london to his brothers farm. A londoner nigel davenport leads his wife jean wallace and family through anarchy after a virus wipes out the worlds crops. Now available in a full, uncut edition, no blade of grass can at last be seen in all its grim, daring, gory glory. A disease sweeps the world destroying all forms of grass and causing a massive famine. A cure for serious endeavors like no blade of grass 1970 had been found by this point in the decade.
A family flees london and attempts to reach a farm in scotland where potatoes and other tubers are being grown. Watch no blade of grass online stream full movie directv. The idea is a good one but letting cornel wilde direct it meant it ended up as on long string of cliches with some of the worst acting and dialogue this side of beach redoh hang on,he directed that too. One pesky pathogen later and we could all be doomed as our food chain collapses swiftly around us. Cornel wildes grim, fatalistic endoftheworld thriller no blade of grass is a forgotten dystopian classic of its time. Ks discovery leads him on a quest to find rick deckard, a former lapd blade runner who has been missing for. Global warming, famine and the idea that nature has finally given up after being overwhelmed by pollution. No blade of grass 1970 film, pal dvd, also included. O filme e baseado no livro homonimo do britanico john christopher, publicado em 1956. No blade of grass was a slapdash hybrid of an actionadventure with environmentalist overtones, but does justice to neither. Gritty and brutal, built on fears of ecological devastation through pollution and overcrowding with hints of genetic manipulation gone bad, this 1970 ecoapocalypse thriller seems to have gotten lost in the overcrowded apocalypse now science fiction cinema of the era. No blade of grass on dvd 883316331941 from warner bros. Certainly the films distributor mgm were sufficiently bothered by what they.
An end of the world film with onscreen rape, lots of bloody murders, a graphic onscreen birth, and very little humanity in display there is a bare minimum, so utter grimness is held at bay. His feature films include the howling, piranha, matinee, the burbs, looney tunes back in action, the hole. When a deadly virus strikes london, john custane takes his family to hopedfor safety in scotland. If not a real footage or real militar vehicle, maybe a fake. It is based on the novel the death of grass by john christopher. He got his start cutting trailers for roger corman and later directed the hit movie gremlins, as well as gremlins 2. Predstavlja adaptaciju romana the death of grass johna christophera. In the near future, a virulent new disease begins destroying crops worldwide. No blade of grass grows, and birds sing no more no joy or laughter where waves wash the shore gone are all the answers, lost is all we have won gone is the hope that life will go on. No blade of grass 1970 cornel wilde releases allmovie. The following firearms can be seen in no blade of grass no blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film directed by cornel wilde. An uncommonly tough r rated release from late 1970, no blade of grass disappeared quickly from screens and only infrequently returned on double bills. The plot concerns a virus that kills off all forms of grass, including rice and wheat. Discover what genre no blade of grass, 1970, directed by cornel wilde, with nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill, belongs at turner classic movies.
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