Papillon (1973)
True prison escape adventure, based on the autobiography by French convict Henri Charrière, from screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Spartacus) and director Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet of the Apes). Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman are imprisoned at Devil's Island in French Guiana, where solitary confinement and terrible conditions inspire them to plot an escape.
- Director:
- Franklin J. Schaffner ('Planet of the Apes', 'Patton')
- Writer:
- Dalton TrumboLorenzo Semple Jr.
- Cast:
- Steve McQueenDustin HoffmanVictor JoryDon GordonAnthony Zerbe
Reviews & comments
Time Out
pressMcQueen's escape bids and subsequent doses of solitary take on the proportions of a masochist's marathon.
The New York Times
pressA big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.
Roger Ebert
pressAn expensive, exhaustive, 150-minute odyssey that doesn’t so much conclude as cross the finish line and collapse.
Time Out
pressMcQueen's escape bids and subsequent doses of solitary take on the proportions of a masochist's marathon.
The New York Times
pressA big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.
Roger Ebert
pressAn expensive, exhaustive, 150-minute odyssey that doesn’t so much conclude as cross the finish line and collapse.
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