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A SEAL team headed by Mike McBride and Roy Brown launches an assault on the compound of kingpin Carlos Gallindo, who is about to close a drug deal with a mysterious blonde woman.
Assault on Devil's Island: Directed by Jon Cassar. With Hulk Hogan, Carl Weathers, Shannon Tweed, Martin Kove. Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released.
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- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Jon Cassar
- 1997-10-28
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- Alfred Dreyfus: One of Devil Island’s Most Famous Prisoners
- Henri Charrière’s Famous Escape
- Devil’s Island Today
Before becoming a penal colony, Devil’s Island was seen as a place of salvation — literally. In the 1760s, French settlers decimated by yellow fever sought refuge on the trio of islands eight miles off the shore of French Guiana. They named them Île Royale for their king, Île St Joseph for the protection of a saint, and Île du Diable because of the...
Before arriving at Devil’s Island, prisoners first had to survive the crossing. Not all did. The men were locked in cages together and often broke out into fights which left one or more dead. Ship officials also used steam and sulfur to punish anyone who disobeyed orders. Upon arrival, prisoners first went to St-Laurent-du-Maroni, a town on French ...
Of the tens of thousands of men who served time on Devil’s Island, one stands out: Alfred Dreyfus. In 1894, the French government convicted Dreyfus, a young military officer, of treason. In a public ceremony, Dreyfus’s fellow officers ripped the medals from his chest, broke his sword, and marched him around, jeering, “Death to Judas, death to the J...
Another of Devil Island’s most famous prisoners is Henri Charrière. He too escaped imprisonment — albeit in a totally different way. Charrière, a former Parisian gangster, was sent to Devil’s Island in 1931. Although he maintained his innocence, Charrière was convicted of murdering a pimp and sentenced to life in prison. But Charrière started plott...
But by the time Charrière tossed his coconut raft in the water, Devil Island’s days were numbered. Horror stories had drifted across the sea. The French government officially stopped sending prisoners to the island in 1938, but World War II would interrupt its complete closure, and a few more would come in until 1946. It wasn’t until 1953 that the ...
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- Jon Cassar
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- Hulk Hogan
A DEA operative (Shannon Tweed) helps a retired Navy SEAL (Terry "Hulk" Hogan) and his partner (Carl Weathers) rescue a gym team kidnapped by South American drug traffickers.
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- Jon Cassar
- R
- Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released.
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Assault on Devil’s Island. 1997 Directed by Jon Cassar. Pray They’re on Your Side. When one of Mike McBride’s men goes rogue and takes a group of gymnasts hostage to Devil’s Island in exchange for the return of drug lord Carlos Gallindo, the SEALS face their most perilous assignment yet. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases. Studios.
