Papillon (1973)

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Written by Henri Charrière, Dalton Trumbo

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1973

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: France/USA

Filmed in Colour

Steve McQueen plays Papillon, 'the butterfly', a petty criminal wrongly convicted of murder. After managing to escape one prison, Papillon is recaptured and sent to the notorious Devil's Island.

Here his unquenchable spirit is sorely tested by a hefty stint on the island, off the coast of French Guiana in South America, which no one has ever managed to escape from.

Based on the Henri Charrière novel, Papillon is based on the author's own experiences having successfully escaped the torturous Devils Island work-camp after initially serving a sentence in the French penal colony of French Guyana.

Cast

Image for Steve McQueenSteve McQueenHenri 'Papillon' Charriere
Image for Dustin HoffmanDustin HoffmanLouis Dega
Victor JoryIndian chief
Don GordonJulot
Image for Anthony ZerbeAnthony ZerbeToussaint Leper Colony chief
Robert DemanMaturette
Woodrow ParfreyClusiot
Image for Bill MumyBill MumyLariot
George CoulourisDr. Chatal
Ratna AssanZoraima
William SmithersWarden Barrot
Val AveryPascal
Gregory SierraAntonio
Vic TaybackSergeant
Mills WatsonGuard

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