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Papillon
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.
1 October 1903, Manchester, England, UK
14 July 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 July 1927, Richmond, Virginia, USA
5 October 1922, New York City, New York, USA
6 January 1930, New York City, New York, USA
16 December 1954, Torrance, California, USA
7 February 1925, Aurora, Illinois, USA
13 November 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 March 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 February 1954, San Gabriel, California, USA
1 October 1907, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
3 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
1 September 1920, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
9 December 1905, Montrose, Colorado, USA
10 July 1940, Oakland, California, USA
24 March 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA
6 January 1897, New York City, New York, USA
20 May 1936, Long Beach, California, USA
14 August 1908, Detroit, Michigan, USA
9 April 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 September 1943, Chappaqua, New York, USA
23 November 1902, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
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.
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
But Dustin Hoffman produces a splendid depiction of cunning corruption that acts as a perfect balance to McQueen's superstar charisma.
May 14, 2011
The narrative unfolds slowly, but the two stars are compelling and cinematographer Fred Koenekamp's photography is striking.
August 03, 2007
A rousing drama of endurance, opportunism and friendship under fire.
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.
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.
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 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.
March 26, 2009
The script is very good within its limitations, but there is insufficient identification with the main characters.
September 23, 2015
Director Franklin J. Schaffner has succeeded in making a two-and-a-half-hour film that seems like six.
