The prisoner of Shark Island [videorecording]
2006
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John Ford's classic drama about Dr Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter). When President Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr) is assassinated, the killer John Wilkes Booth (Francis McDonald) is injured in the attack and is treated by Dr Mudd, who is unaware of Booth's guilt. Mudd himself is arrested on suspicion of being involved with the assassination, and although he is given a last minute reprieve from the firing squad, he is sentenced to hard labour at the notorious Fort Jefferson in the Gulf of Mexico, an island prison surrounded by shark-infested waters. There, brutalised by vicious prison guard Sergeant Rankin (John Carradine), Mudd begins his struggle to overcome inhuman justice and reaffirm the unquenchable human spirit.
Main title:
The prisoner of Shark Island [videorecording] / producer, Darryl Zanuck.
Author:
Ford, John, 1894-1973, directorBaxter, Warner, actorStuart, Gloria, actorGillingwater, Claude, actor
Imprint:
Eureka, 2006.
Collation:
1 videodisc (93 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Film made in 1936.Written by Nunnally Johnson.Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), Bonus footage, Interviews (David Ehrenstein (film critic)), Commentary, Image gallery, Booklet.Made in 1936.Based on Historical events.Credits: director, John Ford; writer, Nunnally Johnson.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron, O.P. Heggie, Harry Carey, Francis Ford, Francis McDonald, John Carradine, Frank McGlynn Sr.
Audience:
BBFC code: U.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
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BRN:
999647
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