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.| Status: | Released (1973-12-16) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $53,267,000 |
| Screen: | Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charrière |
| Productions: | Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions, Corona-General |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Recommendations
Casts
- 13565: Steve McQueen - Henri "Papillon" Charriere
- 4483: Dustin Hoffman - Louis Dega
- 15666: Victor Jory - Indian Chief
- 14062: Don Gordon - Julot
- 2516: Anthony Zerbe - Toussaint
- 49356: Robert Deman - Maturette
- 13263: Woodrow Parfrey - Clusiot
Crews
- 34494: Ted Richmond - Executive Producer - Production
- 19102: Fred J. Koenekamp - Director of Photography - Camera
- 11997: Robert Swink - Editor - Editing
- 10931: Lorenzo Semple Jr. - Screenplay - Writing
- 13265: Franklin J. Schaffner - Director - Directing
- 11993: Dalton Trumbo - Screenplay - Writing
- 40532: Robert Dorfmann - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own n ....
Continue reading ->adorablepanic
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Although present for much of the filming, author Henri Charriere didn't live to see the release of PAPILLON (1973), which was based on his allegedly autobiographical novel. The veracity of what he recounts has been questioned virtually since the books' release in 1969, and the film t ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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_**The living hell of a penal colony in equatorial South America during the 30s**_ Henri Charrière’s account of his experiences from 1933-1945 involving the penal colony of Cayenne in French Guiana, South America, are chronicled, including solitary confinement, escape attempts, dw ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Steve McQueen is superb as unlucky safe-cracker Henri "Papillon" Charrière, an innocent man convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment in the French penal colony at French Guiana. Once there, he learns quickly to appreciate the sheer brutality of a prison where any semblance o ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**A classic film with a remarkable story and great actors.** This is a work that almost everyone remembers if the theme is films about the prison environment. It's a classic that takes us to a universe of pain, suffering, deprivation and fight against oppression, solidly based on ....
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