Welcome to Blood City (1977): Cast
Welcome to Blood City is a 1977 mystery thriller directed by Peter Sasdy, starring Jack Palance as Frendlander, Keir Dullea and Hollis McLaren. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Peter Sasdy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Blood City
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Welcome to Blood City About?
The premise of Welcome to Blood City without spoilers.
Five strangers awaken with no memory in a town that looks like the Wild West. The sheriff, played by Jack Palance, tells them they must earn “immortality”—exemption from death—by killing twenty other townspeople. Failure means a lifetime of slavery under the sheriff’s watchful eye.
Welcome to Blood City Themes & Keywords
· 39 tags- low budget
- spaghetti western
- psychotronic film
- group
- servitude
- individualism
- surveillance
- orwellian
- totalitarianism
- sanctioned murder
- born leader
- social experiment
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- death game
- dystopian future
- love interest
- moral code
- human guinea pig
- simulation
- shotgun
- social status
- killers
- shot in the back
- saloon
- frontier town
- implied rape
- gang
- murder
- corrupt sheriff
- bandit
- canteen
- prison uniform
- civil unrest
- canadian science fiction
- street shootout
- neo western
- woman shot in the forehead
- virtual reality
- amnesia
- independent film
Welcome to Blood City Cast & Characters
Jack Palance leads the cast as Frendlander, with Keir Dullea as Lewis and Hollis McLaren as Martine. Directed by Peter Sasdy; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Peter Sasdy
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Jack Palance as Frendlander -
Keir Dullea as Lewis -
Hollis McLaren as Martine - Chuck Shamata as Ricardo
Also Starring in Welcome to Blood City
· 23 more- Samantha Eggar Katherine
- Barry Morse Supervisor
- Chris Wiggins Gellor
- Ken James Flint
- Gary Reineke Harry
- John Evans Lyle
- Henry Ramer Chumley
- Larry Reynolds Bates
- Eric Clavering 1st Old Man
- Jack Creley Webb
- Allan Royal Peter
- Mina E. Mina Bootmaker
- Steve Pernie Deputy
- Al Bernardo Kane
- Lawrence Benedict Owen
- Shelley Peterson 1st Technician
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- Calvin Butler Bodyguard
- Sydney Brown 2nd Old Man
- Les Barker Citizen #3
- Alan Crofoot Sarge
- John J Dee Gunsmith
- Lloyd White Citizen #1
- Kay Switzer Citizen #2
More from Peter Sasdy
More films directed by Peter Sasdy: Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady, The Sweet Scent of Death, The Late Nancy Irving and Last Video and Testament.
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Welcome to Blood City FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Welcome to Blood City, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Welcome to Blood City?
Welcome to Blood City runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Welcome to Blood City released?
Welcome to Blood City was released on August 23, 1977.
Who directed Welcome to Blood City?
Welcome to Blood City was directed by Peter Sasdy.
More films by Peter Sasdy Who is in the cast of Welcome to Blood City?
Welcome to Blood City stars Jack Palance as Frendlander, Keir Dullea as Lewis and Hollis McLaren as Martine, among 27 credited actors.
Does Welcome to Blood City have a post-credit scene?
No. Welcome to Blood City has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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