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Nov 6, 2021 · Henri Charrière escaped from Devil's Island in 1942, published the bestselling "Papillon," and ultimately won his freedom in 1970. How this Paris gangster escaped the infamous prison on Devil's Island and became a celebrity for it.
- William Delong
Henri Charrière (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʃaʁjɛʁ]; 16 November 1906 – 29 July 1973) was a French writer, convicted of murder in 1931 by the French courts and pardoned in 1970. He wrote the novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana.
Henri Charrière was a French criminal and prisoner in French Guiana who described a lively career of imprisonments, adventures, and escapes in an autobiography, Papillon (1969). Charrière’s nickname derived from the design of a butterfly (French: “papillon”) tattooed on his chest.
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Mar 2, 2012 · While, as soon as he's outside, in the infirmary, his eyes wander towards a gate through which the outside can be seen, and suddenly, it is as though the architecture has become invisible for him.
Aug 3, 2009 · PAPILLON was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (PLANET OF THE APES, PATTON, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL) who has a brilliant eye for framing a static shot that is equally dynamic as much of the busy, frantic camerawork used today.
Jul 27, 2023 · The story begins in 1931 when Charrière, a small-time safecracker, is convicted of a murder he did not commit and sentenced to life in prison.
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Papillon (French:, lit. "butterfly") is a novel written by Henri Charrière, first published in France on 30 April 1969. Papillon is Charrière's nickname. [1] The novel details Papillon's purported incarceration and subsequent escape from the French penal colony of French Guiana, and covers a 14-year period between 1931 and 1945. While ...
