I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)

Directed by

William Witney

Genre

action film, adventure film, exploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of prisoners try to break out of a harsh penal colony off the coast of French Guiana. They face dangerous jungles and violent guards during their escape.

grimtensebleakadventurousdesperategrittysuspensefulbrutal

What happens

I Escaped from Devil's Island is a 1973 exploitation film about an escape attempt from Devil's Island. Roger Corman and Gene Corman produced this grim adventure saga which was made to cash in on the release of Papillon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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