Blood Tide
| Blood Tide | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Jefferies |
| Produced by |
Luigi Cingolani (associate producer) Donald Langdon (producer) Nico Mastorakis (producer) John D. Schofield (executive producer) Brian Trenchard-Smith (co-producer) |
| Written by |
Richard Jefferies (screenplay) & Nico Mastorakis (screenplay) |
| Starring |
James Earl Jones José Ferrer Lila Kedrova Mary Louise Weller Martin Kove Lydia Cornell Deborah Shelton |
| Music by |
Shuki Levy Jerry Mosely |
| Cinematography | Aris Stavrou |
| Edited by |
Michael Bloecher Alberto Valenzuela |
Production company |
Connaught International Athon |
| Distributed by |
21st Century Film Corporation (United States) Tikva-Filmi (Finland) |
Release date |
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Running time |
80 minutes (Germany) 97 minutes (UK) 82 minutes (USA) |
| Country | UK, Greece |
| Language | English |
Blood Tide is a 1982 British horror film directed by Richard Jefferies. The film is also known as Bloodtide (in the USA) and Demon Island (American TV title).
Plot
A treasure hunter accidentally frees a monster on a Greek island, forcing local villagers to revisit the sacrifice of virgins.
Cast
- James Earl Jones as Frye
- José Ferrer as Nereus
- Lila Kedrova as Sister Anna
- Mary Louise Weller as Sherry Grice
- Martin Kove as Neil Grice
- Lydia Cornell as Barbara
- Deborah Shelton as Madeline Grice
- Sofia Seirli as Sister Elena
- Despina Tomazani as Lethe's Mother
- Rania Photiou as Lethe
- Spyros Papafrantzis as Dionysis
- Irini Tripkou as Virgin
- Annabel Schofield as Vikki
Reception
Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic.com awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars, noting that, although the film wasn't perfect, it had its moments. In particular, Tatum commended the film's suspense scenes, and monster design.[1] Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, stating that the film's Greek scenery was the film's only distinction, calling it "[a] substandard programmer".[2] TV Guide offered similar criticism, awarding it 1/5 stars, calling it "An embarrassing picture for all concerned, but fun for devotees of "bad enough to be good" movies."[3]
References
- ↑ Tatum, Charles. "Movie Review - Blood Tide - eFilmCritic". eFilmCritic.com. Charles Tatum. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Leonard Maltin (3 September 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.
- ↑ "Blood Tide - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
External links
- Blood Tide at AllMovie
- Tide/ Blood Tide on IMDb
- Blood Tide at Rotten Tomatoes
- Blood Tide at the TCM Movie Database