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No Blade of Grass is a american film of genre Drama directed by Cornel Wilde released in USA on 23 october 1970 with Nigel Davenport
No Blade of Grass (1970)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 october 1970
Length 1h34
Directed by Cornel Wilde
OriginUSA
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Rating57%
No Blade of Grass is a 1970 British-American apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Cornel Wilde and starring Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace and John Hamill. It is an adaptation of the novel The Death of Grass by John Christopher 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 in Scotland.
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Un nouveau et étrange virus qui attaque les plantes apparaît. Il entraîne le monde dans la famine et le chaos. L'architecte John, accompagné de sa famille et de ses amis, s'échappe de Londres dans l'espoir de trouver refuge dans la ferme de son frère. Commence alors un voyage des plus dangereux et éprouvants.Actors
Nigel Davenport
(John Custance)
Jean Wallace
(Ann Custance)
John Hamill
(Roger Burnham)
Lynne Frederick
(Mary Custance)
Patrick Holt
(David Custance)
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