Papillon Movie

Categories: Entertainment | Movies | Crime Films | 1970s Films | Drama Films
    • Release date: December 16, 1973
    • Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
    • Screenwriters: Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Based on the autobiographic novel "Papillon" by Henri Charriere
    • Producers: Franklin J. Schaffner and Robert Dorfmann
    • Distributor: Allied Artist Pictures
    • Run time: 150 minutes
    • Awards: Nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden GlobeYahoo! Movies: Papillon Awards and Nominations
    • Charriere was nicknamed "Papillon" (French for butterfly) because he had an image of a butterfly tattooed on his chest

  • The movie Papillon is based on the autobiography of Henri "Papillon" Charriere, one of the few men to escape from the French penitentary known as Devil's Island. The film stars Steve McQueen in the title role and Dustin Hoffman as his cell mate and confidant.

  • Plot Summary

    After being sentenced to life in prison for a murder he continually claimed he did not commit, Henri "Papillon" Charriere is determined to escape from prison. After several failed attempts, many of which resulted in abuse at the hands of the prison guards and solitary confinement, Charriere successfully escapes after spending over a decade in jail.

  • Cast

    • 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

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