The Camp on Blood Island 65 years old

This is not just a story - it is based on brutal truth

The Camp on Blood Island

Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese metered out subjugation and punishment to a disgraced and defeated enemy. This harrowing drama concentrates on the deviations of legal and moral definitions when two opposing cultures clash. Although fictional, this was one of the earliest films to deal realistically with life and death in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second War.

Credits

The Camp on Blood Island Cast

Name Character
André Morell He was 48, 69 years old when he died as Col. Lambert
Lee Montague He was 30, now 96 years old as Japanese Soldier
Michael Goodliffe He was 43, 61 years old when he died as Father Paul Anjou
Milton Reid He was 41, 69 years old when he died as Japanese Executioner
Marne Maitland He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Captain Sakamura
Michael Gwynn He was 41, 59 years old when he died as Tom Shields
Geoffrey Bayldon He was 34, 93 years old when he died as New Prisoner (uncredited)
Edward Underdown He was 49, 81 years old when he died as Major Dawes
Phil Brown He was 0, 46 years old when he died as Lt. Peter Bellamy
Mary Merrall She was 68, 83 years old when she died as Mrs. Helen Beattie
Betty Cooper as Woman Prisoner
Wolfe Morris He was 33, 71 years old when he died as Interpreter
Barbara Yu Ling She was 19, 58 years old when she died as Woman Prisoner
Ronald Radd He was 29, 47 years old when he died as Commander Yamaitsu
Barry Lowe He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Cpl. Betts
Jack McNaughton He was 52, 84 years old when he died as 1st Prisoner
Michael Ripper He was 45, 87 years old when he died as Japanese driver
Barbara Shelley She was 26, now 92 years old as Kate Keiller
Richard Wordsworth He was 43, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Robert Keiller
Jan Holden She was 27, 74 years old when she died as Nurse
Carl Möhner He was 36, 83 years old when he died as Piet Van Elst
Edwin Richfield He was 36, 68 years old when he died as Sergeant-Major
Walter Fitzgerald He was 62, 80 years old when he died as Cyril Beattie

The Camp on Blood Island Crew

Name Department
John Stoll as Art Direction. He was 44 (76) years old when He died Art
Jack Asher as Director of Photography. He was 42 (74) years old when He died Camera
Henry Montsash as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Bill Lenny as Editor. He was 34 (65) years old when He died Editing
Tom Smith as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Anthony Hinds as Producer. He was 35 (91) years old when He died Production
Val Guest as Director. He was 46 (94) years old when He died Directing
Val Guest as Screenplay. He was 46 (94) years old when He died Writing
Jon Manchip White as Story. He was 33 (89) years old when He died Writing
Len Harris as Camera Operator. He was 14 (now 80) years old Camera
Jock May as Sound Recordist. Crew
Gerard Schurmann as Music. He was 34 (now 100) years old Sound
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The Camp on Blood Island (65 years)

This is not just a story - it is based on brutal truth

  • Release day: Tuesday, April 15, 1958
  • Runtime: 81 minutes