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"Papillon" quotes

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A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charrière
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, crime, drama
Year: 1973
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $53,267,000
Released: 19 Dec 1973
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

35 Clips

Louis DegaToussaintHenri 'papillon' CharriereDoctorMaturetteWarden BarrotSergeantClusiotJulot
The only animals that shove things up their ass for survival - Papillon 00:26 The only animals that shove things up their ass for survival They took it all - Papillon 00:52 They took it all Hey you bastards - Papillon 00:11 Hey you bastards You think it will work - Papillon 00:14 You think it will work Someone once said that temptation resisted - Papillon 00:09 Someone once said that temptation resisted If you're going to catch leprosy - Papillon 00:17 If you're going to catch leprosy Of a WASTED LIFE - Papillon 00:20 Of a WASTED LIFE Blame is for God and small children - Papillon 00:13 Blame is for God and small children How did you know I have dry leprosy - Papillon 00:12 How did you know I have dry leprosy Make the best of what we offer you - Papillon 00:10 Make the best of what we offer you I'll do what you ask - Papillon 00:49 I'll do what you ask Must be better than I feel - Papillon 00:17 Must be better than I feel I seem to be known in all the wrong places - Papillon 00:12 I seem to be known in all the wrong places If I stay here in this place - Papillon 00:15 If I stay here in this place Put all hope out of your mind - Papillon 00:17 Put all hope out of your mind And you talk - Papillon 00:16 And you talk We do a lot of smuggling here - Papillon 00:23 We do a lot of smuggling here Me they can kill - Papillon 00:10 Me they can kill Remember what the chicken said to the weasel - Papillon 00:11 Remember what the chicken said to the weasel Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end - Papillon 00:09 Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end Papillon made it to freedom - Papillon 00:25 Papillon made it to freedom Darkness does wonders for a bad memory - Papillon 00:11 Darkness does wonders for a bad memory I may stand in some need of - Papillon 01:01 I may stand in some need of We've all got our sensitive spots What happened - Papillon 00:12 We've all got our sensitive spots What happened Do you realize that the first man who carved a wheel out of stone - Papillon 00:13 Do you realize that the first man who carved a wheel out of... Everything I have - Papillon 00:16 Everything I have You're Louis Dega - Papillon 00:14 You're Louis Dega You'll be killed - Papillon 00:13 You'll be killed Your term is completed - Papillon 00:08 Your term is completed Did you hear about my wife - Papillon 00:22 Did you hear about my wife Louis If I could find a way to get off this island - Papillon 00:09 Louis If I could find a way to get off this island You and me ending up here - Papillon 00:18 You and me ending up here It was the wrong wave - Papillon 00:24 It was the wrong wave You take our money and you put your life on the line - Papillon 00:10 You take our money and you put your life on the line Do dogs carry leprosy - Papillon 00:09 Do dogs carry leprosy

Cast

Henri 'Papillon' Charriere - Steve McQueen
Louis Dega - Dustin Hoffman
Indian Chief - Victor Jory
Julot - Don Gordon
Toussaint - Anthony Zerbe
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