Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman: Season 2, Episode 5 - ProjectFreeTV

2 - 5: Escaping Devil's Island

Rene Belbenoit, a petty thief is captured and sentenced to hard time at France's notorious penal colony in French Guiana. He determines to escape or die trying. After many years and numerous harrowing escapes--he finally gets free. His story becomes the basis of several popular movies in Hollywood.