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Papillon

Movie (1973)

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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Released:	Dec 16th, 1973
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Papillon Main Cast

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Steve McQueen
plays Henri 'Papillon' Charriere

Dustin Hoffman
plays Louis Dega

Victor Jory
plays Indian Chief

Don Gordon
plays Julot

Anthony Zerbe
plays Toussaint

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Movie Goof (revealing mistake): Newer prints, with improved resolution and brighter tone reveal that the leader of the leper colony's mouth isn't moving at the end of the "cigar" conversation, when he talks to McQueen.
Movie Goof (crew or equipment visible): In the very last scene as Papillon floats away there is a diver obviously under the bag he's floating on.
Movie Goof (factual errors): When Papillon is in his first solitary confinement a vampire bat bites him and drinks his blood. The wound is two fang-like holes where the blood comes out. A vampire bat doesn't have fangs for teeth. Using their sharp teeth, the bats make tiny cuts in the skin. The bats' saliva contains a chemical that keeps the blood from clotting. The bats then lap up the blood that oozes from the wound.
Dustin Hoffman had to wear contact lenses so that he could see correctly through the thick glasses he had to wear.

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