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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
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.
- (136K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1973-12-19
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.
Papillon (1973) Movie Info Synopsis Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his...
- (32)
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- Steve Mcqueen
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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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.
Play Trailer. The greatest adventure of escape! Overview. 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. Screenplay. Dalton Trumbo. Screenplay. Reviews. 3.
