Papillon
The greatest escape adventure ever told
Overview
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
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Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"The greatest escape adventure ever told"
Español
ES
Title:
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Pусский
RU
Title: Мотылёк
"Величайшая реальная история о побеге"
Dansk
DK
Title:
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Deutsch
DE
Title:
"Das größte Fluchtabenteuer, das jemals erzählt wurde"
Italiano
IT
Title:
"Nessuno era mai evaso. Fino ad ora."
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Reviews
Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's **competent**. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot **competently**.
_Papillon_ is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suffered, but can't have him grow a beard past sexy manicured stubble despite being isolated in a cell with nothing for two whole years. It commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, **very** okay.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Oscar Awards
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Haven't Won A Oscar
Nominations
MUSIC (Original Dramatic Score) - 1973
Jerry Goldsmith