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Papillon

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

Year

Genre

biography, crime, drama

Box Office

$53,267,000

Production

Allied Artists Pictures,Solar Productions,Corona-General

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Henri 'Papillon' Charriere

Louis Dega

Indian Chief

Julot

Toussaint

Maturette

Clusiot

Woodrow Parfrey

Lariot

Dr. Chatal

George Coulouris

Zoraima

Warden Barrot

William Smithers

Pascal

Antonio

Sergeant

Guard

Santini

Mother Superior

Barbara Morrison

Butterfly Trader

Old Con

Commandant

Richard Angarola

Classification Officer

Guard

Masked Breton

Deputy Warden

Turnkey

Old Trustee

Doctor

Manhunter

Richard Farnsworth

Old Man

Billy M. Greene

Mrs. Dega

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Convict on Ship

Nun

Border Official

Commandant

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Louis Dega Toussaint Henri 'papillon' Charriere Doctor Maturette Warden Barrot Sergeant Clusiot Julot

MAN: Who are you? - Papillon

MAN: Who are you?

You have two rifles. - Papillon

You have two rifles.

We do a lot of smuggling here - Papillon

We do a lot of smuggling here

How did you know I have dry leprosy - Papillon

How did you know I have dry leprosy

If you're going to catch leprosy - Papillon

If you're going to catch leprosy

Hurry up. Get on board.
You'll miss the tide. - Papillon

Hurry up. Get on board. You'll miss the tide.

[SIGHS] - Papillon

[DEGA SCREAMING] - Papillon

[DEGA SCREAMING]

All right, come on. Come on, one more. - Papillon

All right, come on. Come on, one more.

-I fooled you.
-What? - Papillon

-I fooled you. -What?

Goddamn it, we... We made it. - Papillon

Goddamn it, we... We made it.

Huh? - Papillon

What was your crime? - Papillon

What was your crime?

These are mine. They were a gift. - Papillon

These are mine. They were a gift.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR] - Papillon

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

If you are sinful, you have made amends
by feeding half the poor in Santa Marta. - Papillon

If you are sinful, you have made amends by feeding half the ...

Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end - Papillon

Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end

We're free. - Papillon

MAN:
That's the only way off Devil's Island. - Papillon

MAN: That's the only way off Devil's Island.

How dare you sit there? - Papillon

How dare you sit there?

Did you hear about my wife - Papillon

Did you hear about my wife

Good. - Papillon

You and me ending up here - Papillon

You and me ending up here

They come and steal from my garden. - Papillon

They come and steal from my garden.

-Maybe I better go.
-Yes. - Papillon

-Maybe I better go. -Yes.

Louis If I could find a way to get off this island - Papillon

Louis If I could find a way to get off this island

They took it all - Papillon

They took it all

You think it will work - Papillon

You think it will work

It was the wrong wave - Papillon

It was the wrong wave

It was the wrong wave. - Papillon

It was the wrong wave.

Ready? - Papillon

You'll be killed - Papillon

You'll be killed

Hey you bastards - Papillon

Hey you bastards

Papillon made it to freedom - Papillon

Papillon made it to freedom

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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.

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Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charrière

Production: Allied Artists Pictures,Solar Productions,Corona-General

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

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