Roger Corman but not New World - Gene Corman produced it, and got it released the same time as Papillon.
It looks terrific with impressive production values - beaches, cells, prison guards, palm trees. The cast is strong - Jim Brown and Chris George as duelling prisoners. I liked the guy who played the guard, the one in The Student Nurses.
William Witney directs with pace and vigour. The script has some complexity with the prison population - Quentin Tarantino loved its depiction of the gay population, who are a segment but not made into a joke. The story is a little wonky. It's hard to tell the prisoners apart and it feels it takes forever to escape. It doesn't seem to build - lacks a vivid third character maybe or a twist or something.
Still, worth a watch.
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