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{{Short description|1977 film}}
{{Short description|1977 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Welcome to Blood City
| name = Welcome to Blood City
| image = Welcome to Blood City.jpg
| image = Welcome to Blood City.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Peter Sasdy]]
| director = [[Peter Sasdy]]
| writer = [[Michael Winder]]<br>[[Stephen Schneck]]
| writer = [[Michael Winder]]<br />[[Stephen Schneck]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Jack Palance]]<br>[[Keir Dullea]]<br>[[Samantha Eggar]]
| starring = [[Jack Palance]]<br />[[Keir Dullea]]<br />[[Samantha Eggar]]
| music = [[Roy Budd]]
| music = [[Roy Budd]]
| cinematography = [[Reginald Morris]]
| cinematography = [[Reginald H. Morris]]
| editing = [[Keith Palmer (film editor)|Keith Palmer]]
| editing = [[Keith Palmer (film editor)|Keith Palmer]]
| studio = [[EMI Films]]<br>[[Stanley Chase Productions]]
| studio = [[EMI Films]]<br />Stanley Chase Productions
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = August 23, 1977
| released = {{Film date|1977|08|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 mins.
| runtime = 96 mins.
| country = Canada<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977)|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|website=BFI|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><br>United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977)|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|website=BFI|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref>
| country = Canada<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977)|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724211249/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2012|website=BFI|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><br />United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977)|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724211249/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ba62a32|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2012|website=BFI|accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref>
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $CAD900,000
| gross = $CAD900,000
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'''''Welcome to Blood City''''' is a 1977 film directed by [[Peter Sasdy]] and starring [[Jack Palance]], [[Keir Dullea]] and [[Samantha Eggar]].<ref>http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/welcome-to-blood-city-v53801{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/welcome-to-blood-city-1977.htm|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977). Western in Virtual Reality. Director - Peter Sasdy. Stars: Keir Dullea, Jack Palance, Samantha Eggar. Moria - The Science-Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review.|work=moria.co.nz}}</ref>
'''''Welcome to Blood City''''' is a 1977 [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Peter Sasdy]] and starring [[Jack Palance]], [[Keir Dullea]] and [[Samantha Eggar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/welcome-to-blood-city-v53801 |title=Welcome to Blood City - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie |website=www.allrovi.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724195151/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/welcome-to-blood-city-v53801 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/welcome-to-blood-city-1977.htm|title=Welcome to Blood City (1977). Western in Virtual Reality. Director – Peter Sasdy. Stars: Keir Dullea, Jack Palance, Samantha Eggar. Moria – The Science-Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review.|work=moria.co.nz|date=31 July 2000 }}</ref>


==Premise==
==Plot==
Five strangers awake finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed - what the towns people refer to as being "immortal" - by killing twenty of the other inhabitants of the town under the scrutiny of the sheriff ([[Jack Palance]]), otherwise they will spend their lives in slavery.
Five strangers awake finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed – what the townspeople refer to as being "immortal" – by killing twenty of the other inhabitants of the town under the scrutiny of the sheriff ([[Jack Palance]]), otherwise they will spend their lives in slavery.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
Shot in [[Kleinburg Studios]] north of [[Toronto]], ''Welcome to Blood City'' was an early Canada/U.K. tax-shelter co-production.
Shot in [[Cinespace Film Studios#Kleinburg|Cinespace Film Studios]] in [[Kleinburg]], a village north of [[Toronto]], ''Welcome to Blood City'' was an early Canada/U.K. co-production.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0076909}}


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Latest revision as of 06:18, 12 September 2024

Welcome to Blood City
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Written byMichael Winder
Stephen Schneck
StarringJack Palance
Keir Dullea
Samantha Eggar
CinematographyReginald H. Morris
Edited byKeith Palmer
Music byRoy Budd
Production
companies
EMI Films
Stanley Chase Productions
Release date
  • 23 August 1977 (1977-08-23)
Running time
96 mins.
CountriesCanada[1]
United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$CAD900,000

Welcome to Blood City is a 1977 science fiction Western film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Jack Palance, Keir Dullea and Samantha Eggar.[3][4]

Plot

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Five strangers awake finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed – what the townspeople refer to as being "immortal" – by killing twenty of the other inhabitants of the town under the scrutiny of the sheriff (Jack Palance), otherwise they will spend their lives in slavery.

Cast

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Production

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Shot in Cinespace Film Studios in Kleinburg, a village north of Toronto, Welcome to Blood City was an early Canada/U.K. co-production.

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Blood City (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Blood City (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Blood City - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". www.allrovi.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Blood City (1977). Western in Virtual Reality. Director – Peter Sasdy. Stars: Keir Dullea, Jack Palance, Samantha Eggar. Moria – The Science-Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review". moria.co.nz. 31 July 2000.
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