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Lovers of Devil's Island

Lovers of Devil's Island

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Lovers of Devil's Island

1973

1h 37m

5.1(12 votes)

Horror

Overview

A lawyer finds out that a young couple convicted of murder was in fact framed for the crime and goes to the prison with the hope of freeing them and learns the events that happened to the two from a fellow prisoner who helped them escape.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andrés Resino

Andrés Resino

Raymond Franval

Geneviève Robert

Geneviève Robert

Beatriz Coblan

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

L'avocat Linsday

Rosa Palomar

Rosa Palomar

Senora Cardel

Josyane Gibert

Josyane Gibert

Rosa

Danielle Godet

Danielle Godet

Emilia Franval

Gogó Rojo

Gogó Rojo

Lola

Jean-Louis Collins

Lieutenant Weckler

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Colonel Ford

Luis Barboo

Luis Barboo

Lenz (as Luis Bar-Boo)

Creative team

Directed by: Jesús Franco
Written by: Jesús Franco
Produced by: Arturo Marcos

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