King of the Damned
Brief Synopsis
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Revolt on a prison island is a parable of workers revolution. A cruel and repressive penal colony is the setting for a prison revolt with a special twist...the prisoners want to stay on and govern themselves in a humane and productive working community. Well that's the theory anyway but circumstances make their venture a lot more complicated than that.
Cast & Crew
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Walter Forde
Director
Conrad Veidt
Convict 83
Helen Vinson
Anna
Noah Beery
Mooch
Cecil Ramage
Ramon
Percy Walsh
Captain Perez
Film Details
Genre
Prison
Release Date
Jan
20,
1936
Premiere Information
London opening: Dec 1935
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play King of the Damned by John Chancellor (production undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,835ft
Synopsis
The oppressed convicts of a Caribbean prison camp revolt against their new, corrupt commandant, who hopes to use their revolt as an excuse to work them even harder on a road construction site. The commandant dies in the revolt, but first calls upon a nearby warship to bomb the camp. When order is restored, Anna, the commandant's daughter, comes to the aid of the convicts and obtains a fair hearing for them.
Director
Walter Forde
Director
Cast
Conrad Veidt
Convict 83
Helen Vinson
Anna
Noah Beery
Mooch
Cecil Ramage
Ramon
Percy Walsh
Captain Perez
Peter Croft
Boy convict
C. M. Hallard
Commandant
Raymond Lovell
Captain Torres
Gibson Gowland
Priest
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Prison
Release Date
Jan
20,
1936
Premiere Information
London opening: Dec 1935
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play King of the Damned by John Chancellor (production undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,835ft
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Trivia
Notes
Modern sources include Producer Michael Balcon, Addt dial Noel Langley, Design Oscar Werndorff, Costumes Schiaparelli, Editing Cyril Randell, Sound A. F. Birch and Music Director Louis Levy in the production.
