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  1. Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama [7] 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. The film stars Steve McQueen as Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega.

  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.

    • (139K)
    • 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...

    • 3 min
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    • HD Retro Trailers
  4. 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...

    • (32)
    • Franklin J. Schaffner
    • PG
    • Steve Mcqueen
  5. Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel.

  6. 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.

  7. Papillon (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Butterflies Steve McQueen (title character) and Dustin Hoffman (as "Dega") learning from veteran prisoner Clousiot (Woodrow Parfrey) about Richter (Don Hanmer) who buys butterflies caught by the prisoners at the penal colony in French Guyana, circa 1933, in Papillon, 1973.