I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

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I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

"The Most Astounding Story a Man Can Know...And Live to Tell"

1941

1h 11m

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Drama

Overview

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.

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12 members

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Sally Eilers

Claire Martel

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Donald Woods

Joel Grant / Joseph Elmer

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Eduardo Ciannelli

Dr. Victor Martel

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Victor Kilian

Guissart

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Charles Halton

Commandant

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Dick Curtis

Jules

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John Tyrrell

Gerault

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Eddie Laughton

Brisson

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Edmund Cobb

Quarry Guard

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Robert Warwick

Governor

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Lloyd Bridges

Rene (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Presidente Judge (uncredited)

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