Synopsis
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 facts
Original language
English
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Florida
Trailer
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Festival History
- Viennale 2004 generic
- National Board of Review 1936 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Prisoner of Shark Island | |
| Alternate title | L'Île aux requins | |
| Alternate title | Je n'ai pas tué Lincoln |
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