The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp. Knowing that ... See full summary »

Director:

Val Guest

Writers:

Jon Manchip White (story), Val Guest (screenplay)

Stars:

André Morell, Carl Möhner, Walter Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Morell	...	Col. Lambert (as Andre Morell)
Carl Möhner	...	Piet Van Elst (as Carl Mohner)
Walter Fitzgerald	...	Cyril Beattie
Edward Underdown	...	Major Dawes
Phil Brown	...	Lt. Peter Bellamy
Barbara Shelley	...	Kate Keiller
Michael Goodliffe	...	Father Paul Anjou
Michael Gwynn	...	Tom Shields
Ronald Radd	...	Commander Yamamitsu
Marne Maitland	...	Captain Sakamura
Wolfe Morris	...	Interpreter
Richard Wordsworth	...	Dr. Robert Keiller
Mary Merrall	...	Mrs. Helen Beattie
Michael Ripper	...	Japanese driver
Edwin Richfield	...	Sergeant-Major

Storyline

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp. Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder them all when he learns of his country's defeat, Dutch, a Dutch planter, smashes the camp radio. British officer Lambert and, in the women's prison, the recently-widowed Kate, join Dutch in arming the prisoners.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | british army | soldier | commander | colonel | 

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Taglines:

Authenticated by the very few who survived the massacre in...

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die gelbe Hölle

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The novelization of the screenplay was a spectacular success, selling up to two million copies.

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Connections

Followed by The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

User Reviews

Just an OK P.O.W. flick

While not as good as the one poster comments, it is by no means as bad as the other reviewer says. Yes, there is some shoddy make-up of the Japanese guards, but if you can ignore that you will find the story itself is good enough to carry the film. A group of Allied p.o.w.s are in a camp controlled by a less than friendly commander. He shoots prisoners for sport and works the rest to death in a local mine. He has also let it be known that if Japan loses the war he will kill all the prisoners. The p.o.w.s find out the war has ended and stage a revolt with homemade weapons and some grenades they had hidden at the bottom of a latrine. Not a world winner but an OK time-waster.

G.G.