Papillon
Summary: 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.
Release Date: December 19, 1973
Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Runtime: 2 h 31 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 53,267,000
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abandoned villageamerican actor playing foreigneratlantic oceanbandaged eyebanishmentbare breastsbare chested malebarefootbarterbased on true storybetrayalbetrayedblockbusterblow dart gunblowgunbolt action riflebooby trapbounty hunterbribebriberybroken anklebroken eyeglassesbrutalitybuddy movieburial at seaburying a dead bodybutterflybutterfly netbutterfly tattoocanoecapital punishmentcapsulecarried on a push cartcatching a butterflycatholic missionarycaught in the raincentipedechainedcharacter name as titlecheckpointcigar smokingcleaning teethcliffclimbing over a wallclose up of eyescockroachcockroach in foodcoconutcoke bottle glassescolonistconventcorporal punishmentcorrupt prison officialscounterfeitcounterfeitercovered wagoncrabcrocodilecrocodile wrestlingcut from shavingdartdead bodydead body eaten by sharksdead mandead man on grounddeath penaltydeath sentencedecapitationdeportationdevil's islanddevil's island french guianadirty facedragging a body along the floordraining an infectiondreamdrunken mandying youngeating a paper messageeating an insectends with biographical notesends with historical notesescapeescape attemptescape from prisonescape planescaped prisonerexecutionexemplary punishmentexileeyeglassesfalling down a rampfemale nudityfilthfirearmfixed bayonetflying batfootprintforced laborforeigner playing french characterfree fallfrench colonialfrench colonyfrench flagfrench guianafrench soldierfugitivegetting a tattoogoatgoregrasshoppergroup showerguianaguillotineguillotine demonstrationhalf rationhammockhanging upside downhard laborhardshipheadlockhidden knifehigh jumphoghog tied in chainshomosexual characterhomosexual interesthomosexualityhondurashopelessnesshunthunterimpalementimprisonmentindiansinfirmaryinnocent man convictedislandisland prisonjailjumping into waterjungleknifelatin americaleperleper colonyleprosylighting a cigarette for someonelizardloggingloinclothlost toothmachetemale nuditymale protagonistmale rear nudityman hunterman shot to deathman vomitingmanhuntmanhuntermapmiscarriage of justicemolestedmorpho butterflymother superiornaked dead mannativenative villagenickname as titlenunocean crossingone word titleoverloaded busoysterpacingpearlpenal colonypenal systempenitentiaryphysical harmpigprisonprison breakprison uniformprison wardenprisonerprisoner transport shipprotectorpublic nuditypush upquinineraftrifleriverrowing a boatrunning awaysafecrackersail boatsailingscalded with steamseasea turtlesealiftself cuttingself inflicted woundsentenced to banishmentsetting a broken legsexual harassmentshackledshark infested watersshavingshaving creamshaving someoneshipshot in the headshot to deathsleeping in a hammockslow motion action scenesnakesnipersolitary confinementspiritstanding on a cliffstarvationstarvingstorm at seastretchersuicideswampsweatsweatingsweatysweaty clothsweaty facesweaty manswitching clothestapirtattootattoo on facethick glassesthroat slittingtimeframe 1930stopless female nuditytorchtorturetough guytrackertransatlantictraptrapped birdtropical islandtropicsturtleunhealthyuniformunwashed personvampire batviolencevoyagewasted lifewhisperingwrongful convictionx ray
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