1936
6.8 (53 votes)
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
History
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Based on the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: John Ford
Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Director of Photography: Bert Glennon
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