Steve McQueen
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
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Papillon
1973
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
Aug 24, 2018 · Based on a true story, Papillon follows the escape attempt of Henri Charriere, a French safecracker imprisoned on Devil's Island. Starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek, the film is rated R for violence, language, nudity and sexual material.
- (82K)
- Adventure, Biography, Crime
- Michael Noer
- 2018-08-24
Papillon is a 2017 drama film directed by Michael Noer and also the last film by Red Granite Pictures. It tells the story of French convict Henri Charrière ( Charlie Hunnam ), nicknamed Papillon (" butterfly "), who was falsely imprisoned in 1933 in the notorious Devil's Island penal colony and escaped in 1941 with the help of another convict ...
- $10.1 million
- David Buckley
Dec 19, 1973 · A classic prison escape movie based on a true story, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman as two convicts in French Guiana. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (136K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1973-12-19
A movie based on the true story of Henri Charriere, a safecracker who was wrongfully convicted for murder and escaped from Devil's Island. He befriends a counterfeiter who helps him with his plan, but faces many dangers and challenges along the way.
Papillon is a classic adventure film based on the true story of Henri Charriere, a French convict who tries to break out of a brutal work camp in South America. The film features Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman as the main characters, and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
- (32)
- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
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Aug 24, 2018 · A remake of the 1973 classic about a French penal colony in French Guiana, where a charismatic criminal and a counterfeiter try to escape the brutality and death. The film stars Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek, who play the main characters of Henri Charrière and Louis Dega, based on their real names. The reviewer praises Hunnam's performance but criticizes the film's story and genre.
