Movie

Devil's Island

1939 · 62 min

A grim, earnest prison drama that leans on cruelty and injustice, with a rare sympathetic turn from its star.

Tagline: A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!
Overview: A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, survival, guilt
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
survival
guilt
power
Places: prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none