| Record Number |
550033 |
| Title |
Papillon / [videorecording]. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Australia] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment c2001. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents note |
First released: 1973. |
| Based on the book 'Papillon' by Henri Charriáere. |
| Creation Note |
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ; produced by Robert Dorfmann and Franklin J. Schaffner ; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple, Jr |
| Performer note |
Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman. |
| Summary Note |
Petty criminal, Henri Charriáere, known as Papillon, is framed for murder and imprisoned on Devil's Island. Obsessed with the idea of freedom, Papillon and Dega, a fellow prisoner, work on means of escaping. |
| Target audience note |
Rated : M 15+ |
| Subject - Name |
Charriáere, Henri, -- 1906-1973 -- Drama |
| Subject |
Feature films |
| Adventure films |
| Prisoners -- French Guiana -- Personal narratives -- Drama |
| Added Author |
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- |
| McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980 |
| Schaffner, Franklin J. |
| Charriáere, Henri, 1906-1973 Papillon. |
| Corporate Author |
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) |
| Shelf Location |
F/PAP |
