Papillon (1973)


A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Papillon (1973)

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Released Year: 1973
Runtime: 151 minutes
Genre: Crime, Drama

Storyline


A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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Reviews


80
The New York Times - Vincent Canby
A big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.
80
TV Guide Magazine - Unnamed
Papillon was produced with consummate technical skill and offers brilliant acting by McQueen and Hoffman.
70
Village Voice - Andrew Sarris
Shaffner has really made an exhilarating movie out of the most dangerously depressing material. [10 Jan 1974, p.56]
60
Empire - Ian Nathan
One of the greatest behind-bars movies ever, the result finds director Franklin J. Schaffner making the most of both his sun-drenched locations and his leading man, who squintily acts even co-star Dustin Hoffman well off the screen.
60
Time - Richard Schickel
Audiences whose expectations do not exceed their grasp will find it a much more comfortable vehicle for escape than any that McQueen & Co. discover on location.

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