"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

When “Papillon” initially landed in theaters in late 1973, expectations were inescapable. Based on the sensational, bestselling 1969 autobiography by Henri Charriere, the French convict who would ...

William Smithers, an actor best known for a recurring role on the hit ’80s TV series Dallas as well as a featured role in the ...

Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in roles originated by Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman in the trailer for Papillon, a remake of the prison break classic. 45 years after the original movie hit ...

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) ...