A disease sweeps the world destroying all forms of grass and causing a massive famine. Walt whitman a blade of grass is the journeywork of the stars walt whitman a blade of grass is the journeywork of the stars. Watch no blade of grass online stream full movie directv. A londoner nigel davenport leads his wife jean wallace and family through anarchy after a virus wipes out the worlds crops. I sat on a branch of a pecan tree, close to its trunk, watching a. No blade of grass was a slapdash hybrid of an actionadventure with environmentalist overtones, but does justice to neither.
This book is similar to the long loud silence 1952 by wilson tucker which i read before this book. Oceny, recenzje, obsada, dyskusje wiadomosci, zwiastuny, ciekawostki oraz galeria. Gritty and brutal, built on fears of ecological devastation through pollution and overcrowding with hints of genetic manipulation gone bad, this 1970 ecoapocalypse thriller seems to have gotten lost in the overcrowded apocalypse now science fiction cinema of the era. No blade of grass lacks the primitive power of wildes earlier films. With nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill, lynne frederick. No blade of grass 1970 backdrops the movie database. I think that tlls was a better story, because it was more detailed regarding the psychology of survival, but no blade of grass was a worthwhile read. In todays genetically engineered frankenfood society its only a matter of time before someone pounces on this one for a remake, as it features all the sensational. No blade of grass 1970 informacje o filmie w bazie filmweb. The blades of grass were especially subdued in the studio to other songwriters material, though black, the bands main composer, claimed to have penned nearly 100 songs during the groups existence. Released 1970, no blade of grass stars nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
No blade of grass 1970 a londoner nigel davenport leads his wife jean wallace and family through anarchy after a virus wipes out the worlds crops. When a deadly virus strikes london, john custance takes his family to hopedfor safety in scotland. Director cornel wilde starring nigel davenport, jean wallace, john. The blade of grass is the second largest sword in the game, after the breaker blade. No blade of grass 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. The following firearms can be seen in no blade of grass no blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film directed by cornel wilde. Pelna obsada filmu no blade of grass 1970 informacje o filmie w bazie filmweb. It is dystopian or doomsday tale where the world is facing death by starvation. New englands blades of grass were every bit as good as any of the other socalled sunshine pop groups that surfaced in the psychedelic summer of 1967, and if it werent for a run of just plain blind bad luck, might have had a chance for bigger and better things. No blade of grass internet movie firearms database. No blade of grass is about a london family escaping violent riots in london to trek to a relatives farm in the countrya nearmythical place where everything will be alright. After an environmental catastrophe plunges the world into savagery, one family learns just how far it is willing to go in order to survive.
A blade of grass is committed to supporting individual artists via its fellowship program for the next three years. No blade of grass surviving the end of the world on. Information and translations of blade of grass in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. No blade of grass 1970 nigel davenport john custance, anthony may andrew pirrie, jean wallace ann custance, john hamill roger burnham, lynne frederick mary custance, christopher neame locke directed by cornel wilde the short version.
A movie directed by cornel wilde uk1970 set in a britain gripped by a deadly virus, which is destroying the worlds crops. This was a reference to the kusanaginotsurugi literally. Financial times rachael love, penguin classics editorial assistant, on the death of grass the death of grassis more than just a scifi novel. Watch no blade of grass full movie in hd visit a strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grass. Street date october 11, 2011 available through the warner archive collection 17. As it was, they managed just one album and a handful of singles before calling it quits. Thirdly, any blades specific function can be significantly affected by appropriate shaping of its edge and the common sense of its user. Matthews, ruth kettlewell, michael percival, tex fuller 1970, 96 minutes, directed by. The death of grass by john christopher librarything. Raw, uncompromising and violent maybe too much so, as the film went largely unseen. The blade of grass is a pun which refers to the fact that individual grass leaves are known as blades of grass. A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Gritty and brutal, built on fears of ecological devastation through pollution and overcrowding with hints of genetic manipulation gone bad, this 1970 endoftheworld thriller seems to have gotten lost in the overcrowded apocalypse now science fiction cinema of the seventies. No blade of grass warner archive collection 1970 color 2.
Provided to youtube by awal digital ltd not a blade of grass juke ross juke ross not a blade of grass. This could have been an epic quest story as a new social order arises, plus a commentary on fooling with mother nature at the risk of civilisations collapse. When theres no more grass on the lawn, motorcycle gangs will rule the earth. The time frame is really condensed here, so it seems like one day someone just flicked a switch making it ok to shoot people without remorse. A bleak, violent and humorless but provocative survival postapocalyptic scfi film. Two endoftheworld films worth comparing and contrasting. Over this time frame the program will amass fifty case studies that will serve a larger discourse about the value of socially engaged arthow it works, what it looks like, and what can be accomplished. In that case i must tell a marvelous story, the sparrow said.
Cornel wildes grim no blade of grass 1970 is a forgotten dystopian classic due for rediscovery. But nothing prepared the audiences of 1970 for the sights that awaited them in no blade of grass. Raw, uncompromising and violent maybe too much so, as the film. If you like no blade of grass you are looking for tense, bleak and serious movies about with apocalypse, survival, family in danger, chaos, virus, farm and plague themes of drama and scifi genre shot in uk or usa. Its incredibly prescient in an age now where we obsess over global responsibility, the destruction of the environment and worldwide pandemics the death of grass was ahead of its time. The death of grass now filmed as no blade of grass. As the movie progresses, that last line of the first verse proves to be unsettlingly prophetic. Director cornel wilde clearly wants for his film to be a more intelligent and thoughtprovoking endof civilization drama, but its actually one of the meanest and. Terrifying because in this day of genetically engineered crops the plot is plausible and you wish that it wasnt. It is an adaptation of john christophers novel the death of grass 1956 and follows the survivors of a plague that has hit london in the not too distant future.
Architect john, along with his family and friends, is making his way from london to his brothers farm in northern england where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them. No blade of grass 1970 cornel wilde releases allmovie. A blade of grass announces 2016 abog fellows for socially. No blade of grass 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. Socially committed filmmaker cornel wilde who often specialized in directing showcases for his wife, jean wallace depicts a future societal breakdown brought on by global famine and pollution. No blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film cowritten, directed and produced by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport, jean wallace, and john hamill. No blade of grass grows, and birds sing no more no joy or laughter where waves wash the shore gone are all the answers, lost is all we have won gone is the hope that life will go on. We are a peaceful people struggle as we struggle and we dont look for trouble just ask around but when outside faces from foreign places talk about taking over we aint backing down we aint giving up no mountains we aint giving up no tree we aint giving up no river that belongs to we not one blue saki, not one rice grain, not one kuras, not a blade of grass this. Director cornel wilde starring nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill genres science fiction, action subtitles. Death of grass aka no blade of grass is a terrifyingly good book. Cornel wildes grim, fatalistic endoftheworld thriller no blade of grass is a forgotten dystopian classic of its time. A family flees london and attempts to reach a farm in scotland where potatoes and other tubers are being grown. Now available in a full, uncut edition, no blade of grass can at last be. How it ends, on netflix, and the 1970 movie no blade of grass, on amazon prime.
When a deadly virus strikes london, john custance takes his family to. Rarely seen end of the world movie goes for the throat in its depiction of a worldwide meltdown after an unknown. I am a blade of grass one of many my brothers are countless and so are my enemies i grew from seed i am a blade of grass one of many. The same grass blade wasand still isused for the cutting of everything from the fine lawn grasses to the socalled weeds, brambles and small tree saplings i. Relentlessly bleak and depressing despite its sunny locations, no blade of grass imagines a contemporary, apocalyptic world where a lethal. The death of grass no blade of grass, spain import, see details for languages james farentino. It is an adaptation of the novel the death of grass by john christopher. The album contained heavily orchestrated instrumentals and airy vocal harmonies that were coherent with many californiabased sunshine groups. Relentlessly bleak and depressing despite its sunny locations, no blade of grass imagines a. No blade of grass is a 1970 britishamerican apocalyptic science fiction film co written, directed and produced by cornel wilde and starring nigel davenport. Tell me the weight of a blade of grass, a sparrow asked a wild dove. Now available in a full, uncut edition, no blade of grass can. Blade of grass in the wind by geniafitzsimmons issuu. Nigel davenport, jean wallace, john hamill, lynne frederick, patrick holt, m.