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Quick Facts

DirectorJohn Ford

Runtime1h 33m · G

GenresDrama · History

Release1936-02-28

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Film

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Name: The Prisoner of Shark Island
Released: 1936-02-28

1936· G· 1h 33m· Drama· History

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

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — 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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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorJohn Ford

ScreenplayNunnally Johnson

ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck

Director of PhotographyBert Glennon

Original Music ComposerHugo Friedhofer

EditorJack Murray

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)

Details

Released1936-02-28

Runtime1h 33m · G

StatusReleased

Studios20th Century Fox

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.9/10 · 59 votes

Original languageen

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