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The history and legacy of 'Island of Death'. Essay by John Walker, Film Historian. You worked in TV where I understand you had trouble with the governments of the day. Before moving into film. The film has so many notorious scenes in it I was wondering if it was. A snub to the government to show that you could not be censored? What’s the Greek tourist board’s view of the film? Were they helpful in getting it made? Can you tell me about any plans for a remake or sequel? IOD2 is on the way, hopefully I’ll ...
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You took a role in the film due to an actor not turning up. Can you tell who the actor was and why he didn’t turn up? The actor, Vassilis Mavromatis, wanted 25,000 drachma (some 80 euros by today’s rate) and I didn’t have that in the budget, so I said, what the hell, I’ll play the part myself. I lived to regret it thereafter, as I’m not cut to play any other characters than mine. The sheep are happy.
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Mother, I see the wonders of the world. Destination Understanding'. How long did it take to write the script and did you have to delete any scenes before shooting because they were too over the top? It took a weekend to write and since rewrites were a luxury for a low budget movie in 1975, nothing was changed. More so, the over the top scenes which were the backbone of this film. Even though it was a low budget production did the subject matter make it difficult to raise. Where did the finance come from?
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Still feels remarkably ‘fresh’! Who Can Kill a Child? Can you tell me about the casting of the late Bob Belling? He tragically committed suicide a few years ago. Did you ever keep in touch with him? Jane Lyle was a model prior to appearing in the film. How did you end up casting her?
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The Making of Island of Death. There is always a story behind every movie ever made, and sometimes the story behind the movie is more interesting than the story in the movie itself and Island of Death is no different, because at the time I made Island of Death I was almost a novice director. But I have already shot a movie. It was called "Death has blue eyes" and in some way that movie was the forefather of all the other movies I've ever made.". What’s the Greek tourist board’s view of the film? At the t...
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By VisualLightBox.com v6.1. You took a role in the film due to an actor not turning up. Can you tell who the actor was and why he didn’t turn up? The actor, Vassilis Mavromatis, wanted 25,000 drachma (some 80 euros by today’s rate) and I didn’t have that in the budget, so I said, what the hell, I’ll play the part myself. I lived to regret it thereafter, as I’m not cut to play any other characters than mine. The sheep are happy.
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The one for which he will be remembered". There are several same sex love scenes in the film and I understand many of the cast were not professional actors. How did you persuade them to perform in those scenes? The late Jessica Dublin was a professional actress and was in her fifties when she did this. Her love scene is unlike anything she’s ever done before. How was she persuaded to take the role and how difficult was that scene to shoot?
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Welcome to Mykonos, the holiday destination of choice for sun, sea and slaughter! From cult director Nico Mastorakis, Island of Death is a travelogue of atrocities with scenes so strong that the British Government was once compelled to ban it as a video nasty . Did either of them (or any other members of the cast) have any reservations about any of the scenes? Jane Lyle spends a significant amount of time naked or in sex scenes. This was her first film so did she find it difficult? I was very accommodati...
