Papillon

Papillon 1973

8/10

IMDB Rating : 8

FD Smart Rating : 8

Synopsis : Caged for a murder he didn't commit, a petty thief finds himself trapped within the walls of a penal colony in this film adaptation of a true story.

Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan

Directors:

Franklin J. Schaffner

Actors:

Robert Deman , Victor Jory , Bill Mumy , Anthony Zerbe , Steve McQueen , Don Gordon , Woodrow Parfrey , Dustin Hoffman

Creators:

Dalton Trumbo , Lorenzo Semple Jr. , Henri Charriere

Languages:

English [Original]

Subtitles:

Japanese

Genres:

Biography, Crime, Drama

Release Date:

1973

Run Time:

2h30m

Maturity Rating:

General Audiences

A semi-fictional account of Henri Charrière's time in the penal system in French Guyana - some of it spent on infamous Devil's Island - is presented. It's the early 1930s. Charrière - nicknamed Papillon because of his butterfly tattoo - and Louis Dega are two among many who have been convicted in the French judicial system, they now being transferred to French Guyana where they will serve their time, never to return to France even if they are ever released. A safe-cracker by criminal profession, Papillon is serving a life sentence for murdering a pimp, a crime for which he adamantly states he was framed. Dega is a wealthy counterfeiter, who expects his well-to-do wife eventually to get him released. On Papillon's initiative, Papillon and Dega enter into a business arrangement: Papillon will provide protection for Dega, while Dega will finance Papillon's escape attempt. As Papillon and Degas' time together lasts longer than either expects, their burgeoning friendship ends up being an important factor altering their original plans, needed as they work with and against others who are trying to achieve their own goals, sometime conflicting with Papillon and Dega's.

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