Battle of Blood Island is a 1960 American World War II war film filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joel Rapp. It was based on the 1958 short story Expect the Vandals by Philip Roth.[2] Filmgroup released the film, as a double feature with Ski Troop Attack.
| Battle of Blood Island | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joel Rapp |
| Written by | Joel Rapp |
| Based on | Expect the Vandals by Philip Roth |
| Produced by | Stanley Bickman |
| Starring | Richard Devon Ron Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Edited by | Carlo Lodato |
| Music by | Fred Katz |
Production companies | Bickman/Rapp Productions San Juan Productions |
| Distributed by | Filmgroup |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $51,579.31[1] |
| Box office | $28,828.12[1] |
Roger Corman appears at the end of the movie as an American soldier.
Cast
edit- Richard Devon as Moe
- Ron Kennedy as Ken
Production
editCorman put up $31,129.31 of the budget with $14,000 provided by Stan Bickman and Joel Rapp. The movie was shot in Puerto Rico at the same time as two other Corman productions: Last Woman on Earth and Creature from the Haunted Sea.[1]
Corman later said that "it turned out very nicely; it was a good little picture."[3]
See also
edit- Beach Red (1967)
References
edit- ^ a b c Fred Olen Ray, The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors, McFarland, 1991, p 35-36
- ^ Derek Royal, 'The Blood before the Stain: An Interview with Joel Rapp', Philip Roth Studies 2.1 (2006): 3-11. accessed 15 June 2012
- ^ Ed. J. Philip di Franco, The Movie World of Roger Corman, Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 139
External links
edit- Battle of Blood Island at IMDb
- Battle of Blood Island is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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