Henri "Papillon" Charriere
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Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama [7] prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière. The film stars Steve McQueen as Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega.
Dec 19, 1973 · With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon. A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
- (139K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1973-12-19
Roger Ebert pans the 150-minute movie based on Henri Charriere's best seller, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. He finds the characters uninteresting, the plot tedious, and the escape attempt unconvincing.
Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his sentence in a work camp.
- (32)
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- Steve Mcqueen
Jul 31, 2014 · Papillon (1973) Official Trailer - Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen Movie HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.67M subscribers. Subscribed. 4K. 1.4M views 9 years ago. Subscribe to CLASSIC ...
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Papillon. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. 4,917 IMDb 8.0 2 h 30 min 1973. X-Ray PG.
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A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture.
