History Film / NoBladeOfGrass

* CosyCatastrophe: The disease wipes out all grasses, including those that are staple foods for humans, but the protagonists don't seem to mind.

In the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture near future]], a virulent new disease begins destroying crops worldwide, targeting all members of the grass family[[note]]Crop-wise this includes wheat, barley, maize (corn), millet, oats, and rice. This is about 51% of human dietary use, and most of the rest is from meat - meat animals that are (you guessed it) raised on feed made from one of these sources, or other grasses that humans don't typically consume[[/note]]. In response, society starts to break down, and the leaders of the world take to extreme measures to eradicate the plague. When London is overwhelmed by food riots caused by the famine, a man named John Custance (Davenport) tries to lead his family to safety in Westmorland. This will not be an easy task, as the countryside is crawling with all sorts of deviants who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

In the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture near future]], a virulent new disease begins destroying crops worldwide, targeting all members of the grass family. In response, society starts to break down, and the leaders of the world take to extreme measures to eradicate the plague. When London is overwhelmed by food riots caused by the famine, a man named John Custance (Davenport) tries to lead his family to safety in Westmorland. This will not be an easy task, as the countryside is crawling with all sorts of deviants who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

''No Blade of Grass'' is a 1970 British apocalyptic DisasterMovie directed by Cornel Wilde, starring Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, and Lynne Frederick. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel ''The Death of Grass'' by Creator/JohnChristopher.

* GriefSong: The TitleThemeSong, performed by Roger Whittaker, is one of these for the entire natural environment. Given its pessimistic, downbeat lyrics, the song itself is something you would not want to listen to on a day full of blue sky and sunshine.

* GriefSong: The title song, performed by Roger Whittaker, is one of these for the entire natural environment. Given its pessimistic, downbeat lyrics, the song itself is something you would not want to listen to on a day full of blue sky and sunshine.

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''No Blade of Grass'' is a 1970 British apocalyptic disaster film directed by Cornel Wilde and starring Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, and Lynne Frederick. It is based on the novel ''The Death of Grass'' by Creator/JohnChristopher.

* NotableOriginalMusic: The title song, performed by Roger Whittaker. Given its pessimistic, downbeat lyrics, the song itself is something you would not want to listen to on a day full of blue sky and sunshine.

* NotableOriginalMusic: The title song, performed by Roger Whittaker. Given it’s pessimistic, downbeat lyrics, the song itself is something you would not want to listen to on a day full of blue sky and sunshine.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The fat lady played by Ruth Kettlewell in a brief role blames the virus on the Chinese soiling the Earth with their “human shit”.

* PolliticallyIncorrectVillain: The fat lady played by Ruth Kettlewell in a brief role blames the virus on the Chinese soiling the Earth with their “human shit”.

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* GaiasVengeance: Cornel Wilde’s opening narration and the film’s theatrical trailer implies that it was Mother Nature herself who created the Chung-Li virus out of revenge for the human polluting her world.

* NotableOriginalMusic: The title song, performed by Roger Whittaker. Given it’s pessimistic, downbeat lyrics, the song itself is something would not want to listen on a day full of blue sky and sunshine.

* NotableOriginalMusic: The title song, performed by Roger Whittaker.

* StockFootage: Used in the opening montage to portray the environmental destruction of the planet Earth and the devastation wrought on humanity by the plague. Most of the footage used in the montage originates from a documentary called ''The Shadow of Progress''.

* StockFootage: Used in the opening montage to portray the environmental destruction of the planet Earth and the devastation wrought on humanity by the plague.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: It's unknown when exactly the story is supposed to take place, but the general aesthetic seems to place it some time in the 1970s.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Despite his violent behavior, Mary is so stuck on Pirrie that she follows him every step of the way.

* ApocalypseHow: Class 1, possibly in the process of advancing to a Class 2 or even Class 3b. It is mentioned that the virus and the increasingly futile efforts to contain it have killed ''hundreds of millions'' of people worldwide, including 300 million in China alone.

* ApocalypseHow: Class 1, possibly in the process of advancing to a Class 2. It is mentioned that the virus and the increasingly futile efforts to contain it have killed ''hundreds of millions'' of people worldwide, including 300 million in China alone.

* ApocalypseHow: Class 1. It is mentioned that the virus and the increasingly futile efforts to contain it have killed ''hundreds of millions'' of people worldwide, including 300 million in China alone.

* ApocalypseHow: Class 2. It is mentioned that the virus and the increasingly futile efforts to contain it have killed ''hundreds of millions'' of people worldwide, including 300 million in China alone.

* ViolenceIsTheOnlyAnswer: After enduring so much misfortune and seeing the world crumble around him, John is forced to take matters into his own hands and fight back.