Papillon(1973) May 2026

The 1973 film , directed by Franklin J. Schaffner , is a definitive epic of the prison-break genre, celebrated for its harrowing depiction of survival and the indomitable human spirit. Starring Steve McQueen as the defiant Henri "Papillon" Charrière and Dustin Hoffman as the intellectual counterfeiter Louis Dega, the film chronicles their grueling years within the brutal French penal system in French Guiana. Devil's Island French Guiana Plot and Themes Papillon (1973)