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.
Run Time
150 min
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Genre
Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama
Language
English
Keyword
French, Escape, South America, Tattoo, Island
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
4-Track Stereo, Mono
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Escape Film, Biopic [feature], Adventure Drama, Buddy Film
Themes
Prison Life, Escape From Prison, Miscarriage of Justice
Papillon is a 1973 film based on the best selling novel by French ex-convict Henri Charrière. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. Due to the exotic locations, the film was considered as very expensive at the time of shooting ($12M), but earned more than double that in its first year of release.
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