Papillon
Papillon - was released on: 16 December 1973.
The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:
- Steve McQueen… - played the character of: Henri ‘Papillon’ Charriere
- Dustin Hoffman… - played the character of: Louis Dega
- Victor Jory… Indian Chief
- Don Gordon… Julot
- Anthony Zerbe… Toussaint
- Robert Deman… Maturette
- Woodrow Parfrey… Clusiot
- Bill Mumy… Lariot
- George Coulouris… Dr. Chatal
- Ratna Assan… Zoraima
- William Smithers… Warden Barrot
- Val Avery… Pascal
- Gregory Sierra… Antonio
- Vic Tayback… Sergeant (as Victor Tayback)
- Mills Watson… Guard
Here is a summary of the film’s plot:
Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment. Written by Reid Gagle