Papillon
Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon. A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
16 December 1954, Torrance, California, USA
10 July 1927, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1 October 1907, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
1 April 1938, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
21 October 1926, Brooklyn, New York, USA
14 July 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 February 1954, San Gabriel, California, USA
9 April 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 December 1905, Montrose, Colorado, USA
7 February 1925, Aurora, Illinois, USA
28 September 1943, Chappaqua, New York, USA
14 August 1908, Detroit, Michigan, USA
13 November 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 February 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 October 1922, New York City, New York, USA
20 May 1936, Long Beach, California, USA
1 September 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 October 1919, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 August 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 January 1903, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
6 January 1897, New York City, New York, USA
28 March 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 June 1927, New Jersey, USA
25 January 1941, New York City, New York, USA
1 October 1903, Manchester, England, UK
3 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
12 November 1916, New Jersey, USA
23 November 1902, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
May 14, 2011
The narrative unfolds slowly, but the two stars are compelling and cinematographer Fred Koenekamp's photography is striking.
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.
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.
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.
September 23, 2015
Director Franklin J. Schaffner has succeeded in making a two-and-a-half-hour film that seems like six.
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.
March 26, 2009
The script is very good within its limitations, but there is insufficient identification with the main characters.
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.
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.
