Papillon
PG · 1973 ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 2h 31m
Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his sentence in a work camp. Determined to escape, Papillon forms an unlikely relationship with the...
Release date: December 19, 1973 (USA)
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Budget: 12 million USD and 13.5 million USD
Distributed by: Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, and Monogram Pictures
Adapted from: Papillon
Box office: $53.2 million
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Papillon evades the soldiers and lives for a long period with a native tribe (he finds a native girl, falls in love. He has to make a butterfly tattoo for the ...