Synopse
Henri Charrière (Steve McQueen) wears the symbol of his absolute will to be free on his chest: a butterfly. The tattoo led him to be nicknamed Papillon. In the 1930s, he is sent to a prison camp in French Guyana for a murder he didn‘t commit. On the journey he gets to know Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), a shy, slight forger. The two become friends. With Dega’s support, Papillon starts a legendary series of bold attempts to escape, one of which even takes him to Columbia. A magnificently shot, very exciting adventure film.
Info
Original Title: Papillon
International Title: Papillon
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 12
Version & Subtitles: English OV
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Screenplay: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charrière, Dalton Trumbo
Cast/Protagonists: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman
Production country: United States
Year of Production: 1973
Length: 150 min
Producer: Franklin J. Schaffner, Robert Dorfmann
Production company: Allied Artists, Solar Productions, Les Films Corona
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor: Robert Swink
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Production Design: Anthony Masters
Distributor: Christine Brückner, Sony Pictures Releasing GmbH
