Papillon [Old Version]

DVD/APPROX. 151 MINS./1973/US PG

Main feature:

Release May 31, 2005
Video Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles English, French
Studio Warner Brothers
Year 1973
Genre Drama

Special features:

  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Behind the scenes documentary The Magnificent Rebel
  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Synopsis:

Not Just A Great Escape. It Was The Greatest.

They called him Papillon, meaning "butterfly." If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island.

Based on Charriere's bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica, Franklin J. Schaffner's film of "Papillon" united two stars at key career junctions. After a decade of fine work in "The Great Escape," "The Sand Pebbles." and "Bullitt," Steve McQueen found in Charriere another ideal tough guy role. Coming off The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, and Little Big Man, Dustin Hoffman again distinguished himself as Dega, Charriere's scruffy friend.

Cast and Crew:

Warner Brothers presents
Steve McQueenDustin HoffmanDon GordonVictor JoryAnthony Zerbe"Papillon"
Written byForenzo Semple Jr.Written byDalton Trumboproduced byRobert Dorfmann
produced byFranklin J. Schaffner
directed byFranklin J. Schaffner
Production Year: 1973

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