Raisins de la mort, Les (1978)

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (story)
Christian Meunier (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 July 1978 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young woman discovers that the pesticide being sprayed on vineyards is turning people into killer zombies. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Pesticide | Zombie | Chemical | Crucifixion

Cast

Marie-Georges Pascal	...	Élisabeth (as Marie George Pascal)
Félix Marten	...	Paul (as Felix Marten)
Serge Marquand	...	Lucien
Mirella Rancelot
Patrice Valota
Patricia Cartier
Michel Herval
Brigitte Lahaie		(as Brigitte Lahaye)
Paul Bisciglia
Olivier Rollin
Françoise Pascal
Evelyne Thomas
Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
Jean Rollin

Also Known As:

Pesticide (France)
The Grapes of Death (International: English title)
The Raisins of Death (International: English title)
Foltermühle der gefangenen Frauen (West Germany) [de]
Pestizide - Grapes of Death (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Pestizide - Stadt der Zombies (Germany) (video box title) [de]
Zombis - Geschändete Frauen (West Germany) (video box title) [de]

Runtime:

Germany:85 min | USA:90 min (uncut version)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:(Banned) | West Germany:18 (nf) (cut version) | France:-16 | UK:18

Company:

Films A.B.C.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the long zoom in the scene where Élisabeth meets the blind girl at the deserted valley, a man can be seen walking in the distance.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Geheime Kino, Das (2007)

Grapes of Death

Grapes of Death, The (1978)

** (out of 4)

French horror film from cult director Jean Rollin has some nice moments but not enough. In a small countryside village people are turning into crazed zombies after some dumb farmers accidentally put toxic on the grapes, which are turned into wine and drank by the locals. Like many other Rollin films, this one here has some high moments as well as some slow moments but after hearing so many good things about this film I can't help but be disappointed. The good bits include some nice atmosphere, plenty of gore and a yummy scene with Brigitte Lahaie undressing. The bad moments is the typical slowness of the picture as well as the fact that nothing really happens throughout the 90-minute running time. Also known as Les Raisins de la Mort.