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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.

    • December 16, 1973
    • Robert Dorfmann, Franklin J. Schaffner
  2. Dec 19, 1973 · Papillon: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. 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.

    • (136K)
    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • 1973-12-19
  3. A 150-minute film based on the true story of Steve McQueen's escape from Devil's Island, starring Sophia Loren and Dustin Hoffman. Ebert criticizes the film for its length, its characters, and its lack of entertainment value.

  4. Rated: 3.5/4 • Feb 12, 2022. 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 ...

    • (32)
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • PG
    • Steve Mcqueen
  5. 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...

    • Jun 22, 2019
    • 172.7K
    • HD Retro Trailers
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  7. Convicted as a murderer by the French court, safe-breaker Henri Charrière, alias Papillon because of the colourful butterfly tattoo adorning his chest, is left to rot in a penal colony somewhere in the heart of French Guiana. Sentenced to life imprisonment, before long, Henri Charrière strikes a mutually beneficial deal with fellow inmate ...

  8. Papillon. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. 4,865 IMDb 8.0 2 h 30 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Gritty. Available to rent or buy.

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