Papillon (film)
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 film poster by Richard Amsel |
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| Directed by | Franklin J. Schaffner |
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| Produced by | Ted Richmond |
| Written by | Henri Charrière Dalton Trumbo |
| Starring | Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (USA) Columbia Pictures (Non-USA) |
| Release date(s) | December 16, 1973 |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12,000,000 USD |
Papillon is a 1973 film based on a novel by French ex-convict Henri Charrière. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega.
This film was rated PG by the MPAA.
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[edit] Deviations from the book
The script made several deviations from the book, some of them are:
- Papillon's imprisonment before sailing to French Guiana is not depicted in the film, nor is his trial.
- Papillon knew Dega before boarding the transport to South America. They had agreed to protect each other while waiting in prison.
- Dega was not included in the first escape attempt.
- Dega is portrayed as also being imprisoned on Devil's Island. In the book, he is imprisoned on another of the Îles du Salut, but never Devil's Island.
- Papillon's ultimate escape is somewhat changed; the film ends with his escape from Devil's Island to the mainland, without covering his subsequent escape from the penal colony (bagne) itself to eventual freedom in Venezuela.
- Admonitions against masturbation occur only once in the film, while in the novel, they are quite frequent, and serve as a moralizing lesson throughout.
- Henri Charrière's real name is not revealed in the movie, as he is only known as "Papillon." The real name of the character is however depicted on the door of his cell during solitary confinement.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Steve McQueen | Henri 'Papillon' Charriere |
| Dustin Hoffman | Louis Dega |
| Victor Jory | Indian chief |
| Don Gordon | Julot |
| Anthony Zerbe | Toussaint Leper Colony chief |
| Robert Deman | Maturette |
| Woodrow Parfrey | Clusiot |
| Bill Mumy | Lariot |
| George Coulouris | Dr. Chatal |
| Ratna Assan | Zoraima |
| William Smithers | Warden Barrot |
| Val Avery | Pascal |
| Vic Tayback | Sergeant |
[edit] Awards
In 1974, the film was nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe awards in the Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Jerry Goldsmith) and Best Motion Picture Actor, Drama (Steve McQueen) categories, respectively.
[edit] External links
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- Papillon at the Internet Movie Database
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