No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass (1970)

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

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.

Date of release
1970-06-20
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (45)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
Director
Cornel Wilde

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $1.5M
  • Based on: The Death of Grass

No Blade of Grass is a 1970 apocalyptic dystopian film directed and produced by Cornel Wilde and starring Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, and John Hamill. It was adapted by Sean Forestal and Wilde from John Christopher's novel The Death of Grass (1956) and follows the survivors of a plague that has hit London in the not-too-distant future. When London is overwhelmed by food riots caused by a global famine, a man tries to lead his family to safety to a remote valley in Westmorland.

Production

Filming began on 11 May 1970 in the Lake District and then at Elstree Studios. It was the first film made by MGM European production head Robert Littman.

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