Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #17 August 2015 | Page 28

Cinema Obscura - The Overlooked Gems of Cinema
No Blade of grass (1970) Apocalypse yesterday
ByJeff Durkin

“This is a motion picture. It’s not a documentary, but it could be.” - Cornel Wilde

strange editing, lacklustre action sequences, uneven
acting and a terrible soundtrack.

No Blade of Grass is a powerful film. It has a
message that was timely on its release and still resonates today. It pulls the no narrative punches, showing
in graphic and believable detail what would happen if
Mankind faced a global environmental disaster. Unfortunately, the power of the film is lessened due to some

In the near future pollution and overpopulation
have placed the world in a precarious situation. When
a virus that destroys all forms of grass (including
most cereal crops) emerges out of China, most of the
world descends into famine and anarchy. In London,
Custance family patriarch John (Nigel Davenport),

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