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Devil's Island is a 1939 American prison film directed by William Clemens. The story is connected with the French penal colony commonly known as Devil's Island and uses the setting for a drama involving imprisonment, authority, and human sympathy. Boris Karloff appears in the film as a doctor, a role that presents him in a sympathetic rather than purely villainous part. It belongs to the prison and escape-film cycle of the 1930s.
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How good is Devil's Island (1939)?
Devil's Island (1939) scores 6.05/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Prison Film category.
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