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  1. 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 · 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. 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. 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 escape...

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    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • PG
    • Steve Mcqueen
  6. Papillon. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. 4,898 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 $3.79. Buy. HD $10.49. More purchase. options.

  7. 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.

  8. Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man," "Tootsie") and Steve McQueen ("The Getaway," "Bullitt") star in this superb but brutal prison film about two convicts on Devil's...

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