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The movie begins with Charriere (McQueen), nicknamed Papillon (or “butterfly”) on board a prison ship. He meets Louis Dega ( Dustin Hoffman , peering through Coke bottle glasses), the most famous counterfeiter in France.
72% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 90% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French ...
- (32)
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- Steve Mcqueen
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
Film review: Papillon (1973) Kevin Maher. Friday September 14 2018, 12.01am, The Times. Steve McQueen as the French convict Henri Charrière. COLUMBIA PICTURES. Kevin Maher.
- Chief Film Critic, The Times
Classic prison-escape movie has intense peril, violence. Read Common Sense Media's Papillon (1973) review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Franklin L. Schaffner
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- Steve Mcqueen
Papillon holds a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews. Awards and honors. In 1974, the film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Jerry Goldsmith) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor, Drama (Steve McQueen). In popular culture
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Full Review | Sep 27, 2023. The film critiques a society, from French penal codes to the larger prison system, that openly endeavors to take away a man's resolve until he is nothing. Full...