Based on the prophecy by the French mystic Nostradamus that the world would end in the year 1999, this picture shows how disproportionate levels of pollution could lead to such a catastrophe. Tamba plays a scientist who charges that the build-up of pollution in the seas is responsible
for giant bloodsucking slugs. Almost overnight all marine life dies, with plant life shriveling up and the development of a high infant mortality rate. Crowds react by staging mass riots, with the governments resorting to military means of gaining control. Well-thought-out images and chilling
depictions of future life make this picture a mark above the normal disaster film.
Released:
1974
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins