Papillon
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1973
2h 31m
PG
English
Crime, Drama
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A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Papillon
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
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Cast
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Louis Dega
Indian Chief
Julot
Toussaint
Maturette
Clusiot
Lariot
Dr. Chatal
Zoraima
Warden Barrot
Pascal
Antonio
Sergeant
Guard
Santini
Mother Superior
Butterfly Trader
Old Con
Commandant
Classification Officer
Guard
Masked Breton
Deputy Warden
Turnkey
Directed By: Franklin J. Schaffner
Written By: Dalton Trumbo (Screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay)
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Steve McQueen is superb as unlucky safe-cracker Henri "Papillon" Charrière, an innocent man convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment in the French penal colony at French Guiana. Once there, he learns quickly to appreciate the sheer brutality of a prison where any semblance of decency and h More
adorablepanic
5 years ago
Although present for much of the filming, author Henri Charriere didn't live to see the release of PAPILLON (1973), which was based on his allegedly autobiographical novel. The veracity of what he recounts has been questioned virtually since the books' release in 1969, and the film takes further lib More
Wuchak
2 years ago
_**The living hell of a penal colony in equatorial South America during the 30s**_
Henri Charrière’s account of his experiences from 1933-1945 involving the penal colony of Cayenne in French Guiana, South America, are chronicled, including solitary confinement, escape attempts, dwelling with G More
Henri Charrière’s account of his experiences from 1933-1945 involving the penal colony of Cayenne in French Guiana, South America, are chronicled, including solitary confinement, escape attempts, dwelling with G More
John Chard
6 years ago
Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel. It star More
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel. It star More
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