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True prison escape adventure, based on the autobiography by French convict Henri Charrière, from screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Spartacus) and director...
True prison escape adventure, based on the autobiography by French convict Henri Charrière, from screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Spartacus) and director Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet of the Apes). Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman are imprisoned at Devil's Island in French Guiana, where solitary confinement and terrible conditions inspire them to plot an escape.
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73 %33 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
90 %48,846 reviewsAudience score rating
"The mood is one of despair, brutality, and little hope."
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Variety
Variety"McQueen's escape bids and subsequent doses of solitary take on the proportions of a masochist's marathon."
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Time Out
Time Out"A big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An expensive, exhaustive, 150-minute odyssey that doesn’t so much conclude as cross the finish line and collapse."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertPapillon (1973) | Details
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 151
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- France, USA
