Papillon
Genre: Drama
Reviewed in Issue 33 of Widescreen Review
Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon & Anthony Zerbe
Disc Information
| Studio/Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Catalog Number | 916 |
| MPAA Rating | PG |
| Retail Price | $39.98 |
| Running Time | 150 |
| Color Type | Color |
| Chaptered/Scene Access | Yes |
| Closed Captioned | Yes |
| Theatrical Release | 1973 |
| LD Release Date | 02/99 |
| THX Digitally Mastered | No |
Credits
| Director | Franklin J. Schaffner |
| Screenplay/Written By | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Production Designer | Subscribers only |
| Editor | Subscribers only |
| Executive Producers | Subscribers only |
| Co-Producers | Subscribers only |
| Producers | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon & Anthony Zerbe |
Picture Information
| Principal Photography | Subscribers only |
| Theatrical Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured LD Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
Sound Information
| Soundtrack | Dolby Digital Surround |
| Theatrical Sound | Subscribers only |
| Remastered Dolby Digital | Subscribers only |
| Remastered DTS | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeStory Synopsis
Based on the book by Henri Charriere, Papillon is the fictionalized story of Charriere’s real-life escape from Devil’s Island, a notorious French prison. Steve McQueen plays “the butterfly” whose determination to escape from his life sentence consumes him completely. After saving the life of Dega (Hoffman), a notorious counterfitter, Dega assists Papillon with his attempts at freedom.
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