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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.
Dec 19, 1973 · A biographical crime drama based on the true story of Henri Charrière, a French convict who tried to escape from Devil's Island in French Guiana. The film features Steve McQueen as Papillon and Dustin Hoffman as his friend Louis Dega, and was nominated for an Oscar.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1973-12-19
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.
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 sentence in ...
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- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- Steve Mcqueen
Papillon. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. 4,897 IMDb 8.0 2 h 30 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Gritty. Available to rent or buy.
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A semi-fictional account of Henri Charrière's time in the penal system in French Guyana, where he befriends a fellow criminal and tries to escape. The web page provides three summaries of the film, based on different sources and perspectives, and some trivia and cast information.
Franklin J. Schaffner. Director. Dalton Trumbo. Screenplay. Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenplay. Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on April 10, 2024. 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.
