Rent The Grapes of Death (1978)
3.0 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 25min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A young woman, Élizabeth (Marie-Georges Pascal), travels deep into wine-making country only to find the locals bearing horrific signs of an infection and behaving violently. Teaming up with Paul (Félix Marten) and Lucien (Serge Marquand), she discovers a deadly pesticide is transforming those who drink the local wine into murderous zombies.
- Actors:
- Marie-Georges Pascal, Félix Marten, Serge Marquand, Mirella Rancelot, Patrice Valota, Patricia Cartier, Michel Herval, Paul Bisciglia, Brigitte Lahaie, Olivier Rollin, François Pascal, Evelyne Thomas, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Guillaume Le Vacher, Raphaël Marongiu, Jean Rollin
- Directors:
- Jean Rollin
- Producers:
- Claude Guedj
- Writers:
- Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Jean Rollin, Christian Meunier
- Aka:
- Les Raisins De La Mort / The Raisins of Death
- Studio:
- Salvation Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/04/2018
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with 'Sylvia Kristel: From 'Emmanuelle' to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2026)
- Jean Rollin Introduces 'The Grapes of Death' (1998, 3 mins)
- In Vino Veritas (2026, 31 mins): documentary on the making of 'The Grapes of Death' by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring contributions from writer-director Jean Rollin, co-writer Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, actor Brigitte Lahaie, and regular collaborator Natalie Perrey
- Poetic Visions (2026, 24 mins): extracts from interviews with Rollin and Lahaie at the '70s Exploitation/Cult Cinema, TV and Music Convention, Tarrytown, New York, 1999
- Bloody Lips and Iron Roses (2001, 35 min): German documentary exploring the career and cinematic style of the French horror auteur
- Jean Rollin in Conversation (2007, 49 mins): an informal interview with the director at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival
- Experiment in Terroir (2026, 37 mins): critical appreciation by author and film historian Stephen Thrower
- Original French and German theatrical trailers
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
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Reviews (1) of The Grapes of Death
Les raisins de la mort/The Grapes of Death - The Grapes of Death review by NP
When settling down to watch a Jean Rollin film, the viewer is fairly sure it will contain either nude/semi-nude vampires, a beach scene, two young girls as main characters and/or a much surrealist atmosphere. Such things are the staple of the prolific French director.
It’s something of a surprise then, to find none of these elements here. At first, two girls appear to be the film’s main double act, but one of them is killed a couple of scenes later in one of many shocking twists this tale has to offer.
This is Rollin’s most straightforward horror film. My favourite scene involves a decaying man who chases Elisabeth back into her parked car, which naturally fails to start. As she locks the doors, he head-butts the glass to the front door, leaving much of his dissolving forehead on the glass as he recoils to butt it again. Truly stomach churning.
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