Papillon is a 1973 film based on the autobiography of Henri Charri?re. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Steve McQueen as Henri Charri?re (Papillon) and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. One man sentenced to life in the French prison system refuses to give up trying to escape even when transferred to the prison colony on Devil's Island. Despite years of degradation and horror, the undying spirit of "Papillon" never dies.

release year: 1973

star(s): Dustin Hoffman