Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Battle of Blood Island (1960)

Battle of Blood Island poster
Directed by
Joel Rapp
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, two American soldiers are stranded on a remote island after a battle. They struggle to survive while hiding from enemy forces and dealing with their own fears and distrust.

tensebleakslow-burnsuspensefulmelancholicgrittysomberwar-torn

What happens

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. Filmgroup released the film, as a double feature with Ski Troop Attack. Roger Corman appears at the end of the movie as an American soldier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?