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Sunday, July 15, 2012

I Escape From Devil's Island (1973)









































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Storyline
Sentenced to life in the world's most notorious prison colony, two tougher-than-nails inmates enact the ultimate jail break...but find that trying to survive in the outside world is every bit as hellish as it was in the slammer.

The Lost Man (1969)
























Starring:

Storyline
The secretive leader of a black militant group, Jason Higgs (Poitier) plots a dangerous payroll robbery; the money is marked for a mysterious organization that benefits the children for jailed black men. When the heist goes horribly wrong, Higgs and his men go on the run, with the entire Philadelphia police force following their every move. Faced with betrayal on the streets of their own neighborhood, they turn to a white social worker for help, crossing the color lines in a last-ditch attempt at saving their lives.