No Blade of Grass story

movie: No Blade of Grass (1970) · 1970-10-23

The film follows the survivors of a plague that has hit London in the not too distant future. When London is overwhelmed by food riots caused by a global famine, a man tries to lead his family to safety in Westmorland.

21 total · 12 major · 9 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
boyfriend and girlfriend major Roger Burnham and Mary Custance.
ecological destruction major Global mismanagement of pollution led to a virus emerging that killed off the world's crops and world civilization collapsed.
environmentalism major The film pointedly called attention to the dangers of pollution leading to ecological breakdown.
father and daughter major John Custance and Mary Custance.
food crop pandemic major A pollution caused crop virus resulted in a global famine that resulted in hundreds of millions of deaths around the world.
global warming major It was explained how pollution was keeping the sun's rays inside the atmosphere and how it would lead to the ice caps melting.
husband and wife major John Custance and Ann Custance. Andrew Pirrie and his wife until he shot her dead.
killing to survive major John Custance and his family and followers were put in situation after situation where they needed to kill to survive.
leadership major John Custance took control and led his family and band of followers to his brother's farm.
pollution in society major Cumulative residues of pollutants and pesticides cause of a virulent new disease arising in Asia, a virus that strikes all members of the grass family, including wheat, rice and maize.