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Papillon (1973)

PG 12/16/1973 (US) Crime, Drama 2h 31m

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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

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Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega
Victor Jory

Indian Chief
Don Gordon

Julot
Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint
Robert Deman

Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey

Clusiot
Bill Mumy

Lariot
George Coulouris

Dr. Chatal
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on January 26, 2019

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 novel. It stars Steve McQueen (Papillon) & Dustin Hoffman (Louis Dega), is primarily shot in Jamaica & Spain with Fred J. Koenekamp (The Towering Inferno) on photography duties and Jerry Goldsmith provides the score.

Henri "Papillon" Charrière was a crook, a bad egg, he however was sent to the notorious, inescapa... read the rest.

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