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Papillon

In the 1930s, a French convict forms an unlikely bond with a fellow inmate on the notorious Devil's Island, a South American penal colony, and together they devise a daring plan to break free from their confinement.

The film tells the semi-fictional story of Henri Charrière, a prisoner in French Guyana's penal system, including the notorious Devil's Island, in the early 1930s. Charrière, known as Papillon due to his butterfly tattoo, and Louis Dega, a wealthy counterfeiter, form an unlikely friendship and business partnership.

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Info about Papillon

Studio(s): Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions

Originally Released: Brazil, Jan 07, 1974

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $53,267,000.00

Budget: $12,000,000.00

Genres:Biography, Crime, Drama