| 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 |
| Box office | $28,828.12 |
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. Filmgroup released the film, as a double feature with Ski Troop Attack.
Roger Corman appears at the end of the movie as an American soldier.
Cast
- Richard Devon as Moe
- Ron Kennedy as Ken
Production
Corman 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.
Corman later said that "it turned out very nicely; it was a good little picture."
See also
- Beach Red (1967)
References
- ^ 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
- 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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- 1960 films
- American World War II films
- 1960s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- 1960s war drama films
- Films based on short fiction
- Pacific War films
- Films shot in Puerto Rico
- Films set in Oceania
- American war drama films
- 1960 drama films
- Films based on works by Philip Roth
- Films produced by Roger Corman
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