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The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) [NR]

Release Date:
February 28, 1936

Original Title:
The Prisoner of Shark Island

Alternate Titles:
De gevangene van het Haaieneiland
Die Insel der Haifische
El prisionero del odio
Fangen på Hajøen
O prisioneiro da ilha dos Tubarões
Sátánsziget foglya
Więzień na wyspie rekinów
Узник острова акул
虎鮫島脱獄

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: G  US: NR 

Runtime: 93

Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

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After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

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Art Direction:
William S. Darling

Assistant Director:
Edward O'Fearna

Associate Producer:
Nunnally Johnson

Costume Designer:
Gwen Wakeling

Director:
John Ford

Director of Photography:
Bert Glennon

Editor:
Jack Murray

Music Director:
Louis Silvers

Presenter:
Joseph M. Schenck

Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck

Screenplay:
Nunnally Johnson

Set Decoration:
Thomas Little

Sound:
W.D. Flick
Roger Heman Sr.

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