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  1. Box office. $53.2 million [6] 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.

  2. Dec 19, 1973 · A biographical crime drama based on the true story of Henri Charrière, a French convict who tried to escape from Devil's Island in French Guiana. The film features Steve McQueen as Papillon and Dustin Hoffman as his friend Louis Dega, and was nominated for an Oscar.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • 1973-12-19
  3. 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.

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  5. 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 sentence in ...

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    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • PG
    • Steve Mcqueen
  6. A semi-fictional account of Henri Charrière's time in the penal system in French Guyana, where he befriends a fellow criminal and tries to escape. The web page provides three summaries of the film, based on different sources and perspectives, and some trivia and cast information.

  7. 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...

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  8. 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. Because it was filmed at remote locations, the film was quite expensive for the time ...

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