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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.
USA / English
| 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 |
| Director | Franklin J. Schaffner |
| Producer | Franklin J. Schaffner; Robert Dorfmann; Robert O. Kaplan |
| Writer | Henri Charrière; Dalton Trumbo; Lorenzo Semple Jr.; Forenzo Semple, Jr. |
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.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 012569083226 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Chapters | 39 |
| Release Date | 2002 |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Screen Ratio | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Subtitles | English; French |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
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Features
| Theatrical Trailer Behind the scenes documentary The Magnificent Rebel Scene Access Interactive Menus |