Back Hell's Island Welsh Hell's Island Spanish Les Îles de l'enfer French Il demone dell'isola Italian Hell's Island Dutch Hell's Island Portuguese Адский остров Russian
| Hell's Island | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Screenplay by | Maxwell Shane |
| Based on | story by Martin Goldsmith Jack Leonard |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Starring | John Payne Mary Murphy |
| Narrated by | John Payne |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US)[1] |
Hell's Island is a 1955 American film noir directed by Phil Karlson starring John Payne and Mary Murphy. The film was shot in the VistaVision wide-screen format. Hell's Island was re-released in 1962 under the title South Sea Fury.
The working titles of this film were Love Is a Weapon and The Ruby Virgin.[2]
The film is told as a flashback with Payne narrating the story.[3]
- ^ "1955's Top Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 15.
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77754/Hell-s-Island/notes.html [bare URL]
- ^ Hell's Island at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.