Papillon (1973)

7.4	Listal rating
8	IMDB rating

Prison (7), Drama (7), Escape (5), Adventure (4), South America (3), Execution (3), Island (3), Nun (3), Fugitive (3), Crime (3), Jail (3), 1970s (3), French (3), Jungle (2), Wasted Life (2), Decapitation (2), Sniper (2), Title Spoken By Character (2), Cockroach (2), Foreign Language Adaptation (2)

Description

Celebrated as Papillon - after the intricate butterfly tattoo emblazoned on his chest - petty criminal Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen) is framed for murder and transported for like to the penal colony of French Guiana. Imprisoned on infamous Devil's Island, Papillon is obsesssed with the idea of freedom. Together with fellow prisoner ... (more)

Directed by

Franklin J. Schaffner

Starring (View all) :

Steve McQueen

Henri 'Papillon' Charriere

Louis Dega

Indian Chief

Julot

Toussaint

Maturette

Clusiot

Lariot

Dr. Chatal

Zoraima

Written by (View all) :

Dalton Trumbo

(screenplay) and

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

(screenplay)

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Raven

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Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jun 29 1:22

This was actually far better then I thought it would be. Great acting by Steve McQueen who played such a tireless character, especially when it came to the solitary part of the movie.
This is a definite classic.

Rating : 8/10

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