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 ...

Chris Knight reviews Papillon, a remake of the 1973 movie based on the life of a French criminal trying to escape from a penal colony You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

"A great escape. An incredible true story." Bleecker Street Media has unveiled an official US trailer for the film Papillon, a remake of the 1973 film Papillon starring Steve McQueen as Henri ...

Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman brought star power to this escape-from-Devil’s-Island epic back in 1973. Now Papillon has been remade with Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek in the roles of two prisoners ...

“Papillon,” a remake of the 1973 film about Devil’s Island inmate Henri “Papillon” Charrière, could be described as a prison drama, but it’s probably just as accurate to call the new movie a mystery.

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) ...

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 ...

No movie is immune from receiving a flashy Hollywood remake, not even a hoary old beast like the 1973 prison-escape classic “Papillon.” And that’s as it should be. Many movies more beloved than ...

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 ...