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Papillon
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Driving by his innocence from the false accusation of murder, an ordinary kind wacky man, Henry Charriere, who has been sentenced to a prison in an isolated French colony, does his best to escape and prove his innocence, but after the failure of his attempts, he has sent to an isolated jail.
Driving by his innocence from the false accusation of murder, an ordinary kind wacky man, Henry Charriere, who has been sentenced to a prison in an isolated French colony, does his best to escape and prove his innocence, but after the failure of his attempts, he has sent to an isolated jail.
Actors:
Ron Soble,
E.J. André,
Barbara Morrison,
Dalton Trumbo,
John Quade,
Mills Watson,
William Smithers
Ron Soble
28 March 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
E.J. André
14 August 1908, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Barbara Morrison
1 October 1907, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Dalton Trumbo
9 December 1905, Montrose, Colorado, USA
John Quade
1 April 1938, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Mills Watson
10 July 1940, Oakland, California, USA
William Smithers
10 July 1927, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Country:
France, United States
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28 March 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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9 December 1905, Montrose, Colorado, USA
John Quade
1 April 1938, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Mills Watson
10 July 1940, Oakland, California, USA
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February 10, 2007
Based on the memoirs of Henri Charriere, the only man to have successfully escaped from Devil's Island, this is a grim and brutal prison drama, made more likable due to the lead star performances.
September 23, 2015
Papillon was not a complicated man but his experiences changed him almost beyond recognition, and McQueen does a good job of portraying the survivor, broken in body, but not in spirit.
March 26, 2009
The script is very good within its limitations, but there is insufficient identification with the main characters.
August 03, 2007
A rousing drama of endurance, opportunism and friendship under fire.
September 23, 2015
But Dustin Hoffman produces a splendid depiction of cunning corruption that acts as a perfect balance to McQueen's superstar charisma.
September 23, 2015
McQueen works hard and al most manages to triumph over his star presence, while Hoffman submerges himself eccentrically and amusingly in his coward's role.
September 06, 2015
This consummate prison-break epic features Steve McQueen's greatest transformation of character creation over the course of his estimable film career.
June 24, 2006
With Schaffner unable to find the necessary perspective to prevent the film from becoming unevenly episodic, it ends up looking as if it were tacked together by at least three different directors.
May 14, 2011
The narrative unfolds slowly, but the two stars are compelling and cinematographer Fred Koenekamp's photography is striking.
September 23, 2015
Director Franklin J. Schaffner has succeeded in making a two-and-a-half-hour film that seems like six.
Vincent Canby
May 09, 2005
A big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.