Drama ·War ·Action · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 24m

The Secret of Blood Island

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Director
Quentin Lawrence
Cast
Jack Hedley as Sgt. John Crewe Barbara Shelley as Elaine Patrick Wymark as Major Jocomo Bill Owen as George Bludgin Michael Ripper as Lt. Tojoko Charles Tingwell as Major Dryden
Crew
John Gilling — Writer Anthony Nelson Keys — Producer Bernard Robinson — Production Design
Tagline

Every day a man flogged to death till the secret is told!

Synopsis

Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's as the Japanese embark on a policy of ruthless terror to extract her and the focus shifts to the conflicts of the group' s collective concerns against the necessities of personal survival.

Mood & Themes
prisoner of warmalaya
Key Collaborators
Quentin Lawrence Director John Gilling Writer Anthony Nelson Keys Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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