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Papillon (1973)









Overview

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner



Writers: Dalton Trumbo (screenplay) and

Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)



Genre: Adventure | Biography | Crime | Drama

Plot: Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly). A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.



Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)



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

Ratna Assan ... Zoraima

William Smithers ... Warden Barrot

Val Avery ... Pascal

Gregory Sierra ... Antonio

Vic Tayback ... Sergeant (as Victor Tayback)

Mills Watson ... Guard



Runtime: 150 min

Country: USA | France

Language: English

Color: Color (Technicolor)



Imdb User Rating: 8.0/10 (21,017 votes)

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