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  1. Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière .

  2. Dec 19, 1973 · With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon. A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • 1973-12-19
  3. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman and Don Gordon.Papillon Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3ufiJ2TPapillon Streaming : https...

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  4. Papillon. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. 4,910 IMDb 8.0 2 h 30 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Gritty. Available to rent or buy.

  5. Roger Ebert pans the 150-minute movie based on Henri Charriere's best seller, starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. He finds the characters uninteresting, the plot tedious, and the escape attempt unconvincing.

  6. Papillon (1973) Movie Info Synopsis Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his...

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    • Mystery & Thriller
    • PG
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  8. Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen) is a safe-cracker nicknamed "Papillon" because of the butterfly tattoo on his chest. In 1933 France, he is wrongly convicted of murdering a pimp and is sentenced to life imprisonment within the penal system in French Guiana, South America.