Papillon 1973 Watch Free in HD

Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon. A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Biography

Actors:

Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Ratna Assan, William Smithers, ...»

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner

Country:

France, United States

Release:

1973

IMDb:

8.0

Quality:

Duration:

151 min

Variety Staff

The script is very good within its limitations, but there is insufficient identification with the main characters.

March 26, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

Based on the memoirs of Henri Charriere, the only man to have successfully escaped from Devil's Island, this is a grim and brutal prison drama, made more likable due to the lead star performances.

February 10, 2007

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David Parkinson

But Dustin Hoffman produces a splendid depiction of cunning corruption that acts as a perfect balance to McQueen's superstar charisma.

September 23, 2015

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Don Druker

Director Franklin J. Schaffner has succeeded in making a two-and-a-half-hour film that seems like six.

September 23, 2015

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John J. Puccio

The narrative unfolds slowly, but the two stars are compelling and cinematographer Fred Koenekamp's photography is striking.

May 14, 2011

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Vincent Canby

A big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.

May 09, 2005

Cole Smithey

This consummate prison-break epic features Steve McQueen's greatest transformation of character creation over the course of his estimable film career.

September 06, 2015

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Michael Booth

A rousing drama of endurance, opportunism and friendship under fire.

August 03, 2007

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Chris Petit

With Schaffner unable to find the necessary perspective to prevent the film from becoming unevenly episodic, it ends up looking as if it were tacked together by at least three different directors.

June 24, 2006

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Christopher Hudson

Papillon was not a complicated man but his experiences changed him almost beyond recognition, and McQueen does a good job of portraying the survivor, broken in body, but not in spirit.

September 23, 2015

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Richard Schickel

McQueen works hard and al most manages to triumph over his star presence, while Hoffman submerges himself eccentrically and amusingly in his coward's role.

September 23, 2015

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