Battle of Blood Island
| Battle of Blood Island | |
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| Directed by | Joel Rapp |
| Written by | Joel Rapp |
| Produced by | Stanley Bickman |
| Starring | Richard Devon |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Edited by | Carlo Lodato |
| Music by | Fred Katz |
| Distributed by | Filmgroup |
Release date | 1960 |
Running time | USA:64 minutes |
| Land | USA |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Budget | $51,579.31[1] |
| Box office | $28,828.12[1] |
Battle of Blood Island is a 1960 American World War II war film filmed in Puetro Rico. It was directed by Joel Rapp and based on the 1958 short story Expect the Vandals by Philip Roth.[2]
Roger Corman appears at the end of the movie as an American soldier.
Cast
- Richard Devon as Moe
- Ron Kennedy as Ken
Production
Roger 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.[1]
Corman later said "it turned out very nicely; it was a good little picture".[3]
References
- ^ 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
- 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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