Meuterei auf der Teufelsinsel

Meuterei auf der Teufelsinsel (1973)

I Escaped from Devil's Island

Jim Brown - ein Mann wie ein Tiger - gelingt ihm die verwegene Flucht aus der Hölle?

Der schwarze Gefangene Le Bras wartet auf der Teufelsinsel auf seine Hinrichtung durch die Guillotine. In seiner Verzweiflung versucht er, einen Wärter zu töten. Zellengenosse Davert kann dies gerade noch verhindern. Daraufhin weiht Le Bras seinen Mitgefangenen in einen Fluchtplan ein.

Erscheinungsdatum
1973-09-01
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (25)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 29 Min.
Genres
Action, Abenteuer, Krimi
Regie
William Witney

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

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.

Production

Jim Brown was signed to make the film in December 1972.

Martin Scorsese says that Roger Corman offered him the chance to direct the film following Boxcar Bertha. "The idea was if you shoot it fast enough, you could release the film before Papillon," he said. "I was still very keen on genre films." However Scorsese decided to make Mean Streets instead.

William Witney directed instead. Filming started in April 1973 in Acapulco. During filming, Witney's wife died of throat cancer.

The producers of the similar film Papillon (1973) sued for copyright infringement but were unsuccessful.

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