Rent The Grapes of Death (1978)
3.1 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- The wine produced for the village's annual Grape Harvest Festival has been polluted by a vicious pesticide, leaving all but a few attendees alive. The dead walk again in a zombie state, killing those that remain. The fight for survival begins.
- Actors:
- Marie-Georges Pascal, Félix Marten, Serge Marquand, Mirella Rancelot, Patrice Valota, Patricia Cartier, Michel Herval, Paul Bisciglia, Brigitte Lahaie, Olivier Rollin, François Pascal, Evelyne Thomas, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Guillaume Le Vacher, Raphaël Marongiu, Jean Rollin
- Directors:
- Jean Rollin
- Producers:
- Claude Guedj
- Writers:
- Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Jean Rollin, Christian Meunier
- Aka:
- Les Raisins De La Mort
- Studio:
- Salvation Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/04/2018
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailers
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Reviews (1) of The Grapes of Death
Les raisins de la mort/The Grapes of Death - The Grapes of Death review by NP
When settling down to watch a Jean Rollin film, the viewer is fairly sure it will contain either nude/semi-nude vampires, a beach scene, two young girls as main characters and/or a much surrealist atmosphere. Such things are the staple of the prolific French director.
It’s something of a surprise then, to find none of these elements here. At first, two girls appear to be the film’s main double act, but one of them is killed a couple of scenes later in one of many shocking twists this tale has to offer.
This is Rollin’s most straightforward horror film. My favourite scene involves a decaying man who chases Elisabeth back into her parked car, which naturally fails to start. As she locks the doors, he head-butts the glass to the front door, leaving much of his dissolving forehead on the glass as he recoils to butt it again. Truly stomach churning.
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