Island of Death
A seemingly respectable newlywed couple arrive on a Greek island for their honeymoon, but are in fact homicidal predators who begin terrorising locals and visitors. The film pushes exploitation cinema into a deliberately confrontational, taboo-breaking direction.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Island of Death |
| Year | 1976 |
| Director | Nico Mastorakis |
| Country | Greece |
| Runtime | Approx. 108 min |
| Main cast | Robert Behling, Jane Lyle, Jessica Dublin |
UK status
A successfully prosecuted Video Nasty, notorious for its wide range of taboo subject matter.
Later releases reintroduced the film to cult audiences, though it remains one of the more transgressive former nasties.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- Directed by Greek filmmaker Nico Mastorakis.
- Set on the island of Mykonos, giving it a bright Mediterranean backdrop unusual for a nasty title.
- Its shock value depends on taboo accumulation as much as gore.
- The film has a darkly satirical edge beneath its exploitation surface.
- It remains one of the most extreme titles associated with the nasty era.
- The artwork you uploaded is one of its best-known video-era sleeve designs.
- Collectors often discuss it as one of the most startling titles on the DPP 39.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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