No Blade of Grass

"The creeping terror drifted towards them stamping out all civilization in its eerie path!"

Oct 23 1970 R 1h 36m
Drama, Sci-Fi

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. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them.

Plot

No room to run. No place to hide. Maddened by fear they turn against each other. An environmental catastrophe destroys civilization. Thousands are starving. Millions are dead. Resources are used up, poisoned and polluted. Found among the survivors are the Custance clan. Led by father John (Nigel Davenport) and mother Ann (Cornel Wilde's spouse and frequent collaborator Jean Wallace), the Custance clan sets out on a quest for safety in a savage world that may just end up turning them into the very thing they are fleeing. Actor-turned-independent director Cornel Wilde created 8 unique films over the span of two decades. 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 went largely unseen. Now available in a full, uncut edition, No Blade of Grass can at last be seen in all its grim, daring, gory glory.

Written by

Sean Forestal, Cornel Wilde, John Christopher

Directed by

Cornel Wilde

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Theodora Productions

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,138
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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