The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's as the Japanese embark on a policy of ruthless terror to extract her and the focus shifts to the conflicts of the group' s collective concerns against the necessities of personal survival.

Directed by: Quentin Lawrence

Starring: Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley, Patrick Wymark, Bill Owen, Michael Ripper, Charles Tingwell

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