Released
The Prisoner of Shark Island
February 28 1936 (almost 89 years ago)Rating
69
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49 reviews
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
- Director: John Ford
- Writer: Nunnally Johnson
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 1 h 33 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: 20th Century Fox
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.
