Year: 1973
Duration: 89 min.
Directed by: William Witney
Actors: Jim Brown, Christopher George, Richard Ely
Language: English
Country: Mexico, USA
Also known as: Yo escapé de la isla del diablo, L’évadé de l’Île du Diable, Sono fuggito dall’isola del diavolo, Meuterei auf der Teufelsinsel
Description: There are many stories arising from the infamous and nightmarish prison on French Guiana. This film, ” I escaped From Devil’s Island ” is one of them. If one is not too critical, which is easy, then the movie is good entertainment as it’s got several ingredients of a plausible and brutal prison scenario. It has harsh treatment, unconscionable deaths and the social turmoil of a savage structure gone wild. Still, it endeavors to please. The star of the film is acclaimed athlete Jim Brown who plays Labras, which is strange as he is listed on the IMDb board as a minor player. He and Christopher George, Richard Ely and James Luisi execute an escape which is desperate and clumsy at best. With Major Marteau (Paul Richards) chasing them from the island to the mainland, makes for exciting pursuit. In addition the pretty sexy local distractions they meet along the way, proves that brief nudity might make up for a lackluster script. As a result and despite the convoluted story which lacks necessary elements, the movie ends up becoming a poor-man’s Papillon. Nevertheless, I think it tries hard to entertain and I would give it an ‘A’ for effort. ~ IMDB
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