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Release Date:
16 December 1973 (USA)
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Tagline:
The greatest adventure of escape ever filmed! more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Escape
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French
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South America
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French Guiana
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Tattoo
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Steve McQueen, Lord Of The Apes!
(From CinemaRetro. 27 November 2009, 9:56 AM, PST)
Obituary: Us character actor John Quade dead at 71
(From Monsters and Critics. 14 August 2009, 10:15 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 27 November 2009, 9:56 AM, PST)
Obituary: Us character actor John Quade dead at 71
(From Monsters and Critics. 14 August 2009, 10:15 AM, PDT)
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A must see...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve McQueen | ... | Henri 'Papillon' Charriere |
 | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Louis Dega |
 | Victor Jory | ... | Indian Chief |
| Don Gordon | ... | Julot |
| Anthony Zerbe | ... | Toussaint |
| Robert Deman | ... | Maturette |
 | Woodrow Parfrey | ... | Clusiot |
| Bill Mumy | ... | Lariot |
| George Coulouris | ... | Dr. Chatal |
| Ratna Assan | ... | Zoraima |
 | William Smithers | ... | Warden Barrot |
 | Val Avery | ... | Pascal |
| Gregory Sierra | ... | Antonio |
| Vic Tayback | ... | Sergeant (as Victor Tayback) |
 | Mills Watson | ... | Guard |
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Runtime:
150 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) |
Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Australia:M |
South Korea:18 |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-18 |
Ireland:18 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1974) |
Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (video rating) (1986) |
UK:AA (original rating) (cut) |
West Germany:16 |
UK:15 (video rating) (2000) |
USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) |
USA:R (original rating)
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Papillon is the French word for Butterfly and is pronounced: PAP ee yonh.
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Factual errors: When Papillon is in his first solitary confinement a vampire bat bites him and drinks his blood. The wound is two fang-like holes where the blood comes out. A vampire bat doesn't have fangs for teeth. Using their sharp teeth, the bats make tiny cuts in the skin. The bats' saliva contains a chemical that keeps the blood from clotting. The bats then lap up the blood that oozes from the wound.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Van Helsing (2004)
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This is the second greatest "run after freedom" movie i've ever seen. Two great actors Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen are able to present you disappointment, happiness, loyalty, patience, hope, insanity, friendship and depression perfectly. Every single scene in the picture has a lot of things to say to you. You might get emotionally confused when watching this movie, you might even sense a little bit of friendship or love between the prison guardians and the prisoners and at the same time you might be able to sense the unreasonable hate. When you are not free, then you have nothing else to lose thus you have to run after your freedom, however do not believe in freedom until you get what you used to have before losing it.