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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. Determined to escape, Papillon forms an unlikely relationship with the frail but notorious forger Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), who reluctantly joins in the attempt.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Papillon_(1973_film)Papillon (1973 film) - Wikipedia

    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.

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    Mar 31, 2023 · Together, the pair plot to make haste, escaping an island dubbed inescapable, geographically isolated with its treacherous coastline and shark-infested waters. With a harsh tropical climate, a...

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  6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0070511Papillon (1973) - Plot - IMDb

    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.

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0070511Papillon (1973) - IMDb

    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.

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

  8. www.wearemoviegeeks.com › 2009 › 08In Case You Missed It: ‘Papillon’ (1973) – We Are Movie Geeks

    Aug 3, 2009 · Steve McQueen plays Henri “Papillon” Charriere, a large man with a tattoo of a blue butterfly on his chest, giving him the nickname “Papillon” which means “butterfly”. Charriere was convicted of killing a pimp named Roland le Petit, but maintained a strong opposition to his sentence of life in prison plus ten years hard labor.

  9. www.filmsite.org › papillonPapillon (1973) - Greatest Films

    Title Screen. Movie Title/Year and Scene Descriptions. Screenshots. Papillon (1973) In director Franklin J. Schaffner's lengthy, episodic, biographical prison-escape film, highlighting the horrible prison conditions in the notorious French penal colony - the film's tagline: "FOR PAPILLON SURVIVAL WAS NOT ENOUGH. HE HAD TO BE FREE":

  10. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › papillonPapillon | Rotten Tomatoes

    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...

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