I Escaped from Devil's Island

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I Escaped from Devil's Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Witney
Produced by	Gene Corman
Written by	Richard DeLong Adams
Starring	Jim Brown Christopher George Richard Ely
Music by	Les Baxter
Cinematography	Rosalío Solano
Edited by	Barbara Pokras Tom Walls
Production company	The Corman Company
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	September 1973 (U.S.)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Escaped from Devil's Island is a 1973 exploitation film about an escape attempt from Devil's Island.^[1] Roger Corman and Gene Corman produced this grim adventure saga which bears more than a passing resemblance to Papillon.^[2]

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• 1Plot summary
• 2Cast
• 3Production
• 4Video Release
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

Plot summary[edit]

This section requires expansion.(June 2013)

Prison life on Devil's Island is no picnic so fellow prisoners Le Bras (Jim Brown) and Davert (Christopher George) go AWOL. Along their escape route, they encounter submissive native women and a colony of lepers.^[3]

Cast[edit]

• Jim Brown as Le Bras
• Christopher George as Davert (as Chris George)
• Richard Ely as Jo-Jo (as Rick Ely)
• James Luisi as Dazzas
• Paul Richards as Maj. Marteau
• Richard Rust as Sgt. Zamorra
• Bob Harris as The Barber (as Roland 'Bob' Harris)
• Jan Merlin as Rosenquist
• Robert Phillips as Blassier
• Stephen Whittaker as Leper Count
• Eduardo Rosas López as Sergeant Brescano
• Jonathan Dodge as Lieutenant Duplis
• Quintín Bulnes as Sgt. Grizzoni
• Gabriella Rios as Indian Girl
• Ana De Sade as Bedalia

Production[edit]

Jim Brown was signed to make the film in December 1972.^[4]

Martin Scorcese 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 Scorcese decided to make Mean Streets instead.^[5]

Filming started in April 1973 in Acapulco.^[6] The producers of the similar film Papillon (1973) sued for copyright infringement but were unsuccessful.^[1]

Video Release[edit]

Shout Factory is releasing I Escaped from Devil's Island on DVD and Blu-ray on July 15, 2014.

See also[edit]

• List of American films of 1973