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  1. Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama 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.

  2. 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
  3. PG. Action · Crime · Drama. A biography of a man who is unjustly convicted of murder, gets locked up in French Guiana, and devotes his life to escaping from prison. Subtitles: English. Starring: Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman Victor Jory Anthony Zerbe Don Gordon Robert Deman Woodrow Parfrey Bill Mumy George Coulouris Ratna Assan.

    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • 151 min
    • January 1, 1973
  4. Mar 31, 2023 · As it was Steve McQueens last truly great movie before his untimely death, let’s examine why his final hour in film was feasibly his best.

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  6. 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. Determined to...

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    • Mystery & Thriller
    • PG
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  8. 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.