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Hammer horror of a different kind, Camp on Blood Island was highly controversial on its release, being one of the first films to attempt an unflinching look at Japanese atrocities during World War II.
An intensely stoic Andre Morell leads a group of POWs, interned under the sadistic rule of Commander Yamamitsu, who has vowed to massacre them all and raze the camp to the ground should Japan surrender to the Allies. When the British prisoners find out via their radio that this has indeed happened, they have to ensure that the evil Commander doesn’t hear the news. Based on "the brutal truth," Blood Island should now be enjoyed for what it is: a lively Boy’s Own adventure hokum from a much less politically correct age (most of the Japanese guards are played by ‘yellowed-up’ westerners).
But still impressive is Val Guest's assured visual sense and Hammer’s economic inventiveness: a few imported palm trees, and you barely notice that Virginia Water, Surrey, is standing in for deepest Malaysia.
24 page illustrated booklet with film notes by Hammer Films' historian Marcus Hearn.
Film Description
A Hammer production. As World War II reaches its end, a group of men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp, under the sadistic command of Yamamitsu, who shoots prisoners for sport, and who has told his prisoners that he will kill them if Japan loses the war...
"More horrifying than Dracula?" -
Kevin W Wardle on 30th November 2009
Yes! This movie depicts real horror's, the horror's of war. The opening scene has haunted me ever since I saw this film on TV as a kid. It was the early 1970's and it ... more >
Yes! This movie depicts real horror's, the horror's of war. The opening scene has haunted me ever since I saw this film on TV as a kid. It was the early 1970's and it hasn't been seen much since. There is a similar scene in 'Revenge Of Frankenstein', released the same year. If you like war films or Hammer Horror, you need this film in your collection, very highly recommended! < less
