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Battle of Blood Island is a 1960 American World War II war film filmed in Puerto Rico and directed by Joel Rapp. It was based on the 1958 short story Expect the Vandals by Philip Roth. [2] Filmgroup released the film, as a double feature with Ski Troop Attack .
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Battle of Blood Island: Directed by Joel Rapp. With Richard Devon, Ron Gans, Roger Corman. Two American GIs are the only survivors of a unit wiped out in a battle with Japanese troops on an isolated island. The two, who don't like each other, find try to put aside their differences in order to evade the Japanese and survive.
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- Drama, War
- Joel Rapp
- 1960-04-08
Dec 7, 2023 · The film is a gritty and intense portrayal of two American soldiers, Pvt. Ed Manning (Ron Gans) and Pvt. Jim Williams (Richard Devon), who find themselves stranded on a small Pacific island after their squad is wiped out during a fierce battle with Japanese forces in World War II.
Mar 3, 2006 · Battle of Blood Island is credited as being based on a short story by Philip Roth and begins on a beach full of dead American soldiers, two of which happen to be playing possum. Moe (Richard Devon) and Ken (Ron Kennedy) wait for the Japanese soldiers to return to their outpost before dragging themselves off into a cave.
- Joel M. Rapp, Jack Bohrer
- Richard Devon, Ron Kennedy, Roger Corman
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Rent Battle of Blood Island on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Bickering GIs, a Jew and a Christian are stranded together on a desert island picked for an atomic-bomb test.
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Overview. Two American GIs are the only survivors of a unit wiped out in a battle with Japanese troops on an isolated island. The two, who don't like each other, find try to put aside their differences in order to evade the Japanese and survive. Joel Rapp. Director, Writer. Philip Roth.