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Papillon (1973)

Papillon (1973)

Drama Crime

The greatest adventure of escape!

Release Date: 1973, December 16
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
Countries: France, United States of America
Production: Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions, Corona-General
Cast: E.J. André, Richard Farnsworth, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Peter Brocco, Anthony Zerbe, Don Gordon, Steve McQueen, Val Avery, Woodrow Parfrey, John Quade, George Coulouris

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

1930s jungle escape prison prison escape based on memoir or autobiography remote island solitary confinement devil's island prison brutality corrupt official leper colony labor camp french colonialism guyana