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Henri "Papillon" Charriere
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Synopsis. Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen) is a safe-cracker nicknamed "Papillon" because of the butterfly tattoo on his chest. In 1933 France, he is wrongly convicted of murdering a pimp and is sentenced to life imprisonment within the penal system in French Guiana, South America.
Papillon (1973) Movie Info Synopsis Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his...
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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. 4,870 IMDb 8.0 2 h 30 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Gritty. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $3.99 $3.39. Buy. HD $10.49. More purchase. options.
Jun 22, 2019 · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory and Don Gordon.Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3ufiJ2TWatch (on Prime) ht...
Generally regarded as Steve McQueen's last great role, Papillon (1973) stars the late actor as Henri Charriere, known as Papillon (French for butterfly) for the tattoo on his chest. He's a petty thief who is given life imprisonment for murder and sent to Devil's Island, located more than 20 miles offshore in the French Guyana, from where there ...
Papillon is a 1973 epic historical 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.
Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man," "Tootsie") and Steve McQueen ("The Getaway," "Bullitt") star in this superb but brutal prison film about two...
