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Devil's Island
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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08.10.2013
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EAN-Code:
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08921871749 |
Aka:
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Der Gefangene auf der Teufelsinsel |
Jahr/Land:
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1926 ( USA ) |
Laufzeit:
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70 min. |
FSK/Rating:
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NR |
Genre:
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Drama
/ Romantik
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Sprachen:
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English
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Bewertung: |
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Inhalt: |
French Penal law at the turn of the century exceeds in brutaIity, allowing prisoners on DeviI's Island to marry, but condemning the innocent offspring to life imprisonment on the isle. BriIliant surgeon Leon Valyon is the spawn of just such a union, and his mother, Jeanette, has dedicated her life to devising a way for her son to escape. The two have been secretIy working on a smalI boat and Jeanette has bribed officials to smuggIe her son on a ship to Paris. A week before he is to depart, Leon comes to his mother with heartbreaking news. He has faIlen in love with a local girl and refuses to leave!
Actress PauIine Frederick was such a popuIar star on Broadway, that when she made the transition to film in The Emerald City (1915), her wide appeal brought box office success. Although she wouId appear in sixty-seven fiIms, culminating in the sound era with Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) only fifteen survive, making Devil's lsland a rare opportunity the see this great actress at work in a first class, beautifuIly photographed production. |
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