Before there was THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, there was PAPILLON, in my opinion, the finest example of a prison drama followed closely by THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. PAPILLON is based on the memoir written ...

Watch the trailer for ‘Papillon,’ starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek. Photo: Bleecker Street Media “Welcome to the penal colony of French Guiana,” the welcoming warden memorably drones, “whose ...

Rami Malek (left) stars as “Louis Dega” and Charlie Hunnam (right) stars as “Henri ‘Papillon’ Charriére” in director Michael Noer’s PAPILLON, a Bleecker Street release. Credit: Jose Haro / Bleecker ...

Henri 'Papillon' Charriere is a safecracker unfairly convicted of murder in 1930s France. He is sent to the infamous French penal colony - Devil's Island. He makes the acquaintance of fellow convict ...

The new film version of “Papillon,” based on Henri Charriere’s 1969 best-seller and its 1973 sequel, “Banco,” is rather better than the previous screen adaptation starring Steve McQueen (mouth closed) ...