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Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama [7] 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.
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.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1973-12-19
Mar 31, 2023 · The dramatization of the life of Frenchman Henri “Papillon” Charriere is a breathtaking historical account of his life as a falsely convicted felon at a French Guiana penal colony during the ...
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.
Sep 15, 2004 · Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, a petty criminal known as "Papillon" (butterfly). Wrongly convicted of murder in the 1930s and sentenced to life in a penal colony in French Guiana, Papillon attempted many escapes and subsequent punishments before succeeding.
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Steve Mcqueen
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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.
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- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
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. Franklin J. Schaffner. Director. Lorenzo Semple Jr.
