I Escaped From Devil's Island

Name: I Escaped From Devil's Island
Genre: Action
Rating: 36
Cast: Jim Brown, Christopher George, Richard Ely, Richard Rust, James Luisi

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1973

1h 27m

Action

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A convicted murderer leads a band of men through shark-infested waters in an attempt to escape the fortress prison.

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Eddie Harrison

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…running almost half the length of Papillon, this is sensational stuff, yet takes more time than you’d expect to explore how the prison system works, or doesn’t…a rough, tough little movie that’s way better than it’s got any right to be…

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2024

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Quentin Tarantino

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The film's three lead characters, Jim Brown's alpha male Le Bras, Christopher George's pacifist Davert and especially Rick Ely's fancy boy Jo-Jo are refreshingly complicated and three dimensional.

Jun 22, 2020

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Fun prison exploitation flick. But how can you not enjoy a Jim Brown movie?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/19

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Jim Brown is a prisoner on Devil's Island who, guess what, tries to escape! Released the same year as "Papillon" this film is like comparing "The Shawshank Redeption" to "Penitentiary." I like Jim Brown a lot, with his oddly charismatic wooden style of acting, but this film is pretty bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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76% It's what you'd expect form a 70's, Cormen production.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Fun, gritty grindhouse prison escape movie. Jim Brown amps up the cool factor without goin overboard, but the filmmakers clearly relish in going far, far overboard.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Lmao u guys have to watch this movie XD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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William Witney

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Jim Brown

Le Bras

Christopher George

Davert

Richard Ely

Jo-Jo

Richard Rust

Sgt. Zamorra

James Luisi

Dazzas

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Synopsis

A convicted murderer leads a band of men through shark-infested waters in an attempt to escape the fortress prison.

Director: William Witney
Producer: Roger Corman, Gene Corman
Screenwriter: Richard DeLong Adams
Production Co: Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Corman Company
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 27m

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