I remember seeing this at the cinema, When It first came out in the 70s, seen it loads of times since, also read the book, One of my all-time favourite films
No Stunt Double: Steve McQueen insisted on performing the stunt where he jumps off a cliff himself. He once said of this that it was "one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life".
Same with "Deliverance" (fantastic cast & tunes) or "A Bridge Too Far" (cast of many), or "Were Eagles Eagles Dare" (Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, etc.). All actual footage.
The most moving part about the movie was Papillon's honor and loyalty as a friend--which made the goodbye and escape to freedom all the more breathtaking.
It was so sad though for Steve McQueen. His final movie was him being a sort of bounty hunter. Can't remember the film. Sadly his Fate IRL was so heartbreaking. He died in a hospital in Juarez after a 5lb cancerous tumor was removed from his abdomen. His only release was that he died of heart and lung failure not soon after the surgery. He was only 50, but his legend lives in movies like this and so many others.
I saw this movie when I was only 18, it touched me deeply when Papillon was accused of being guilty wasting his life. Reminded me of late father, who suffered the same, he abandoned his wife, my mom and his children, that's us. I'm thankful I grew up to be responsible and loving. I'm now grandfather with a terrific grandson.
"Papillon made it to freedom . . . and for the remaining years of his life, he lived a free man. This, the infamous penal system in French Guiana, did not survive him."
Maybe there are people like me who don't understand English completely. I really appreciate it when people write down important movie lines for others....
@1:06 Once Dega realized that Papillon was going to jump anyway, he nods his head up and down and smiles. Great touch, with the clear message being...go for it!
When I volunteered at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Michigan, restoring the insect collection, they had butterflies and beetles in their drawers collected by prisoners of this colony, and still do.
Discovered later than in the end scene, a diver was positioned under that coconut raft to steady it so Papillion could lay on it as depicted. If you look close, you can see the diver.
When you're young, you identify toSteve Mc Queen, and then time goes by and you put yourself in the shoes of Dustin Hoffman. You realize you've been afraid to escape your own prison all your life.
That explains the human condition perfectly,, and gives me another insight into why people can't stand up and grow a pair and refuse to wear masks as a collective,, fully functioning thinking awake individuals!!
@@jiddern973 Wow, such a silly comment. So people vote on a website, you don't agree with general consensus and you blame the website? How fuckin stupid are you?
As a young man I remember watching this film late one night in the mid 1990's. I only ever watched it the once but it will remain with me always until my dying day, amen.
It took 41 years for me To reach my goal Each day, week, month Year I persevered At least 10000 failures Now at age 64 I have Reached it. “Hey you bastards I’m Still here”
The reason Papillon always wanted to escape from the prison was FREEDOM. I know it's simple to figure, but the prison and his escape were metaphors for the necessity of freedom in life before one could feel alive. Without freedom life is no different than death. His friend asked him that he might die while trying to escape, but for Papillon the prison was already a big grave and he was a dead person in it. So a dead man never fears death. An alive man does, because he loves his life and wants to live. So Papillon took the risk of getting killed and escaped constantly so he could have that worthy life outside; there could never be a chance for him inside prison to have a life. Only outside freedom could be found, and life could be owned. But inside a prison, there is only death. "Life" is not only eating, working, and sleeping; life is when you have your freedom to move about anywhere you please, to do anything you love to do, to think anyway you want, and to express yourself freely and peacefully, and to love where you are among the people who don't restrain your freedom. Without such freedom one is no different than in a prison, no different than a dead. Even if one live with all the money, wealth, and people in the world, without freedom he'd feel no life in himself. Life is freedom. Freedom is life.
***** I liked the poem. Sometimes, a solitary place might also be felt as a place to be free, freedom from many problems and chaos in society, but what feels as a higher-freedom in my opinion is having the ability to feel free at anytime one pleases, among people or not.
McQueen insisted on doing the cliff-jumping stunt. He said that it was one of the most exhilarating experiences of his life. Yeah, that would rate pretty high on most anyone's list.
The one aspect of this fantastic movie that makes it SO fantastic, is Mr. Jerry Goldsmith's musical score. Goose-bump inducing is just a part of what it does to the listener. Truly one of Mr. Goldsmith's greatest works!
Saw this at fifteen at the central theatre in passaic nj.i was blown away.this story has stayed with me my entire life and kept me from ever going to prison.
I saw this movie when I was a child. I have seen many hundreds since then. None have made such an impact on me as this one. To put it simply - a masterpiece.
I watched this movie three times in the theatre alone then, these two great legends Steve MCQueen and Dustin Hoffman are simply the greatest actors. Unfortunately Hollywood doesn’t makes good movies like this anymore, all about special effects with the latest technology, seeing’s is not believing now.
This is the kind of scene in a movie that grown men will cry at, and there aren't many of those. These two were on this island together for over 20 years, and it would be hard to say goodbye to your best friend, knowing you'll never see each other again. Very hard. And in my opinion, the same scene in the remake doesn't have nearly the same tear jerking power as in the original.
Comparable to how BJ Hunnicut had a hard time saying good bye to Hawkeye Pierce in the very last MASH episode…so he spells out out with a bunch of sticks so that Hawkeye sees it as his helicopter takes off.. 😔
The remake was a tear jerker as well. Dega stays not because he was afraid of the fall, but because he has nothing to live for outside Devil's Island. The moment Papi screams "I made it, you dirty little forger!", then both scream their hearts out, was sweet because Papillon was free at last, and bitter because he and Dega weren't going to see each other anymore.
Two great performances...! By this point in his life Steve Mcqueen had become a truly great film actor, but with not much longer to live, seriously underrated. ..and he remains underrated to this day...
One of the best books I've ever read, what a great perspective it was written with. Was sorry to hear it was really a mix of stories and characters, but still...some great writing.
It is really surprising that Dalton Trumbo also wrote the screenplay of this movie.He is a pure genius,full of insights and ideas who always touches heart of people with great emotional depict.
Actually I think it's meant to say that if you are sane nothing will be as precious as freedom. Losing his mind didn't mean he lost human feelings for his friend although he was not able to make a decision to join him in his daring escape.
Papillion loved his buddy and his friend did not want to mess up Papillion's last attempt at freedom. He knew in his heart he was not as tough as Papillion and would slow him down, great ending, "I'm still here you bastards" what a line for a close !
It would be a very rare occasion for a film like this to be made in this current time or even to be made as the same quality unless your getting a remake because people in the movie industry have no good ideas of there own ohh hold on you are getting a remake loool
I read that also. That Steve McQueen did that jump himself. I remember seeing this in NY when I was a 12 years old. The theater roared with clapping for Steve McQueen when he jumped. Brought me goosebumps when I see this movie at my oldest age.
One of the scenes that got me; as Papillon is planning the major escape (much younger) with a boat, he tries to convince Dega to go too. Dega resists, insists his wife is working on his case, "Her letter is overdue." Papillon says "Listen to me. If she was here, and you were in France with all that money, how much would you pay to get her back?" Dega: "All that I have!" Papillon says "And how much is SHE willing to pay, .....to get YOU back?" Degas' face becomes stricken. He suddenly faces reality.........
McQueen and Hoffman -- doesn't get much better. McQueen's gritty determination, and poor Hoffman, lost, abandoned, resigned, the head tilt giving it away.
The Movie was great, the book was a fabricated story that turned out to be a lie, but, the movie was amazing. Steve McQueen deserved an Oscar, Dustin Hoffman deserved one as well.
@Paddy le Blanc Not true. Herni Charrière was ACCUSED of falsifying events but that is what critics are for and do. Those accusations have never been proven. Dull and ordinary people can not believe in great accomplishments because they have none of their own.
@@romanis6660 There are no record of him being on Devils Island he escaped from Cayenne Prison which was on the mainland in French Guiana, he only spent two years in St Joseph island for solitary confinement. His story is pretty accurate in terms of a depiction of what the islands were like through other inmates eyes which he pieces together but it is not a linear story by any means. I do enjoy the film.
No Stunt Double: Steve McQueen insisted on performing the stunt where he jumps off a cliff himself. He once said of this that it was "one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life". Onlybone long shot so you can't tell if it's actually him in the film but it is! These days you'd have 5 different cameras from all angles covering it showing it's him really doing the stunt. It never occured to them to do it that way in 1973. Or maybe the jump was just the thing, he just did it. Legend.
May my DVD player never break, because this is one movie in my collection that gets replayed OFTEN! Thank you Dustin Hoffman for one of the most fascinating TOUCHING characters ever committed to the silver screen. That theme music in the harmonica = friendship, trust, loyalty, and a heart wrenching goodbye all in one. THE BEST!
You are absolutely right - accordion it is. It's really interesting to learn that an accordion and a harmonica each contain the same type of "free reed" - which would explain the very similar sound that these two instruments make. I believe that the man who invented the harmonica is also credited with developing the first accordions. Regardless - this "reedy" sound is synonymous with French folk music, and Jerry Goldsmith's brilliance manifests itself with a melody that is both short and unforgettable. It's one of the most delightful "ear worms" I have ever had the pleasure of trying to forget. :-) :-)
@@tomgoerz2411I know what you mean. After hearing it recently, I couldn't stop humming it...and I've heard it many times. I guess that's one testament to Jerry Goldsmith's greatness.
When They hug ,the director chose to focus Steve McQueen´s face and the kiss of Dustin Hoffman and then McQueen ´s face again; it is absolutely unforgetable and comunicate a lot of feelings, It is the perfect farewell and of course the whole scene is terrific.
probably seen this relatively unknown classic about 20 times. very underated film. amazing performances, writing, direction, cinematography, production design, soundtrack .... everything is top drawer, never get tired of it
@Nasim Aghdam He gave his life to reveal the truth, that Soylent green was made from recycled people, but noone cared, they were hungry, and would eat anything.
I watched that movie as a little boy in the early 80s and remember to this day every single note of that haunting music and iconic last words.. Glad I too am still here to continue enjoy it..
My dad showed me this movie for the first time several weeks ago. I was SOOO happy that he jumped to freedom and made it to France. It also showed me that my will to survive in todays world couldnt be more relevant. I will be Steve Mcqueen when I escape this plandemic, while my parents will be Dustin Hoffman.
It's good to know that the majority of us are on the same page, and are awake to this PLANDEMIC. /SCAMDEMIC of Tony fauci and co.. All the best to you and your family in this EVIL time of CRIMINALITY AND GENOCIDE..!
When people say some can’t be done...and when you show them that it can...when you have that Built in Determination to get it done...and then you do it...you can kickback and say “I’m STILL here you Bastards”.
I love this story. I like the part where Papillon tells Dega: if only I had some coconuts, some sacking and a well trained diver, than maybe, just maybe, I might have a chance escaping.
When I was 12 I snuck into the theater to watch this movie. All I can tell you is that while watching this movie something came over me and changed me. This movie altered who I was, it had and still does have the biggest impact on me. In short over time I realized that I look at life thru the eyes of papallion and I am so grateful for that. I'll sign off with this. "Courage is your only option."
Very true what you siad about ( courage. ) but as you probably observed especially during the COVID phase that people were paralysed to stand - up to the criminality of the situation that was unfolding in front of them. Instead they gave into the tyranny and the madness and handed - up their constitutional rights not excluding their human and civil rights by putting on a mask which was a precursor to them taking a lethal experimental Bill Gates vaccine which breached the Geneva Convention on Vaccine safety.and human rights in every regard. These mask-wearers handed - up their unalienable rights and bodily integrity under constitutional law in the blink of an eye
What's the use of being alive and comfortable if you are not free. That was the Papillion's message. He at the end finally beat those who had took away his freedom and freed himself. "Hey bastards, I'm still here!"
This movie struck a chord in me that Freedom is not what one wants but what one must become to break open from the shackles of bondage of thyself we make our own devils then look back trying to flee from it
my grandma watched this at her highschool after her father returned from the korean war. she watched this movie and so did my grandpa since the film was really famous at the time.
I watched this movie when I was a kid and I remember getting very emotional and teary eyes. I searched for the movie time and time again as I have forgotten the title as I grew up. But I found it again few years ago when internet happened. Also read the book but didn't feel that emotion with the book. Will watch this movie again. Papillon yearns for freedom and we all yearn for something we can't reach in our life yet we all strive to reach it all our lives.
Unbelievable how this one scene can be better than hundreds thousands of movies . This one scene with this soundtrack is a treasure
3.17....til end
Your comment is Underrated!
I think this unbelievable how us humans can subject each other to the misery’s of French Guiana
Agreed. The dream scene is right up there too.
❤
Movies with stories, with characters. No sequels no re-boots, no franchises...just great movies. Hollywood died long time ago.
I remember seeing this at the cinema, When It first came out in the 70s, seen it loads of times since, also read the book, One of my all-time favourite films
you got that right !
No CGI. No screen tint. No loud crashy soundtrack.
@Amazing People And no soy.
they made tons of reboots between the 60s and 80s most people just arent familiar with the stories told in the 30s and 40s cinema
I love how Hoffman is able to express complete happiness for his friend and sadness for his own loneliness to come.
Hoffman is a fantastic actor, as was McQueen.
The real life Dega did make it back to France.
The squint, wide left eye, almost closed, glint of tears. He felt that moment.
No Stunt Double: Steve McQueen insisted on performing the stunt where he jumps off a cliff himself. He once said of this that it was "one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life".
The best last scene ever to remember. What a movie!
Sorry Hollywood, you can't make this kind of movie anymore.
Agree 100%
Same with "Deliverance" (fantastic cast & tunes) or "A Bridge Too Far" (cast of many), or "Were Eagles Eagles Dare" (Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, etc.). All actual footage.
The most moving part about the movie was Papillon's honor and loyalty as a friend--which made the goodbye and escape to freedom all the more breathtaking.
Two of the greatest actors, in one of the finest films and a truly unforgettable soundtrack .... A must see !!!
It was so sad though for Steve McQueen. His final movie was him being a sort of bounty hunter. Can't remember the film.
Sadly his Fate IRL was so heartbreaking. He died in a hospital in Juarez after a 5lb cancerous tumor was removed from his abdomen. His only release was that he died of heart and lung failure not soon after the surgery.
He was only 50, but his legend lives in movies like this and so many others.
@@deathstrike His last movie was called 'The Hunter' (1980).
@@outpost31mac Thank you!! I could never remember that movie, now I can find it again and watch it.
最後の映像、涙をさそいます。二人の名優と音楽最高です、若い頃封切で見ました、今でも忘れません名作です。
One of the best films ever made...
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Hope you took the time to read the second book also.
Thee best film ever made
Giant actors .
That's so true. You can never say 'the best film ever.'
I saw this movie when I was only 18, it touched me deeply when Papillon was accused of being guilty wasting his life. Reminded me of late father, who suffered the same, he abandoned his wife, my mom and his children, that's us. I'm thankful I grew up to be responsible and loving. I'm now grandfather with a terrific grandson.
Your father did not waste his life because he sired you. But he sure missed out on a lot.
brotherjohn25 👏👏👏👏👏
I also saw it when I was 18, I sat through it twice.
I'm 62 and still failing. Still hoping. Still hurting.Still believing....
@@indigogolf3051 Find some good in your life. It's there. Serve others in small ways and your life will be meaningful.
I cried very much, this scene is fantastic. Nice music with freedom and eternity. Love this man.
he never gave up on life.
moi aussi ..putin c est tres touchant ..
"Papillon made it to freedom . . . and for the remaining years of his life, he lived a free man. This, the infamous penal system in French Guiana, did not survive him."
Yes. This was said just a very few moments ago. Why say it again?
soslothful Putang Ina mo gago!!!!!!
soslothful you just asked another guy in another comment the same question. Why would you repeat yourself?
Maybe there are people like me who don't understand English completely. I really appreciate it when people write down important movie lines for others....
@@harrypp_pharm8356 or maybe he was trying to confirm if it was true or not. I do the same thing, just want a second opinion.👍
@1:06 Once Dega realized that Papillon was going to jump anyway, he nods his head up and down and smiles.
Great touch, with the clear message being...go for it!
good one
Hoffman was perfect for this role.
When I volunteered at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Michigan, restoring the insect collection, they had butterflies and beetles in their drawers collected by prisoners of this colony, and still do.
Separation and isolation,two sides of human tragedy well portrayed.A soul strring movie. Tears well your eyes.
Steve McQueen was such a terrific actor. Hollywood doesn't have his like today.
delavalmilker Daniel day Lewis is one of many.
delavalmilker No one even comes close! 🤨
i agree
Ehhh De niro Lewis Pacino Nicholson?
@@FT-op4do these guys are old as fuck
One of the most memorable movie endings. What a great, great movie.
Discovered later than in the end scene, a diver was positioned under that coconut raft to steady it so Papillion could lay on it as depicted. If you look close, you can see the diver.
When you're young, you identify toSteve Mc Queen, and then time goes by and you put yourself in the shoes of Dustin Hoffman. You realize you've been afraid to escape your own prison all your life.
Perfect
This coment ia so good
Yes. I also believed that.
Absolutely true
That explains the human condition perfectly,, and gives me another insight into why people can't stand up and grow a pair and refuse to wear masks as a collective,, fully functioning thinking awake individuals!!
This movie is extremely underrated on IMDB. It's just 8.1 where it actually deserves 10
Will never use imdb again !!
@@jiddern973 Wow, such a silly comment. So people vote on a website, you don't agree with general consensus and you blame the website? How fuckin stupid are you?
Imbd can go fuck itself.
It's 8 now, where Avengers is 8.4. Pathetic.
@@flybeep1661 You’re a fucking moron. How did you get the idea that I blame the website?
Is there anyone who has seen the ending scene of this masterpiece with the divine music without filling his eyes with tears?
th-cam.com/video/vuglWJsGsjw/w-d-xo.html this what you looking for?
As a young man I remember watching this film late one night in the mid 1990's. I only ever watched it the once but it will remain with me always until my dying day, amen.
It took 41 years for me
To reach my goal
Each day, week, month
Year I persevered
At least 10000 failures
Now at age 64 I have
Reached it.
“Hey you bastards I’m
Still here”
You reached the age of retirement?
Yes but I'm still going
You're a fuckin beast! Respect.
live it out in peace. you have paid.
@@scottrussell1006 Thank you sir
The reason Papillon always wanted to escape from the prison was FREEDOM. I know it's simple to figure, but the prison and his escape were metaphors for the necessity of freedom in life before one could feel alive. Without freedom life is no different than death.
His friend asked him that he might die while trying to escape, but for Papillon the prison was already a big grave and he was a dead person in it. So a dead man never fears death. An alive man does, because he loves his life and wants to live. So Papillon took the risk of getting killed and escaped constantly so he could have that worthy life outside; there could never be a chance for him inside prison to have a life. Only outside freedom could be found, and life could be owned. But inside a prison, there is only death.
"Life" is not only eating, working, and sleeping; life is when you have your freedom to move about anywhere you please, to do anything you love to do, to think anyway you want, and to express yourself freely and peacefully, and to love where you are among the people who don't restrain your freedom. Without such freedom one is no different than in a prison, no different than a dead. Even if one live with all the money, wealth, and people in the world, without freedom he'd feel no life in himself.
Life is freedom. Freedom is life.
***** I liked the poem.
Sometimes, a solitary place might also be felt as a place to be free, freedom from many problems and chaos in society, but what feels as a higher-freedom in my opinion is having the ability to feel free at anytime one pleases, among people or not.
You should watch Runaway Train. The John Voigt character expresses the same motivation. One of the best end scenes of any movie. Just watch it.
Max Texts Damn that was awesome.
True I never thought u would come up 4 air at 1 stage a the game .
christopher james lmao
One of the best scenes in the history of cinema.
Hamed Mahdavi I don’t know dude There was some great footage in Ben Hur
McQueen insisted on doing the cliff-jumping stunt. He said that it was one of the most exhilarating experiences of his life. Yeah, that would rate pretty high on most anyone's list.
Watch more movies. That is a ridiculous opinion.
@@mja91352 In your opinion it's ridiculous. And you know what they say about opinions. They're like.........
In my opinion is the best scene in history!!
The one aspect of this fantastic movie that makes it SO fantastic, is Mr. Jerry Goldsmith's musical score. Goose-bump inducing is just a part of what it does to the listener. Truly one of Mr. Goldsmith's greatest works!
indeed
Saw this at fifteen at the central theatre in passaic nj.i was blown away.this story has stayed with me my entire life and kept me from ever going to prison.
One of the greatest films ever made - with 2 of the greatest actors who ever lived
3..., if you count the diver under the bag of coconuts 🥥
Feeling good whenever I see this movie. Watched it for 1000 times. Magical story, magical music, perfect film.
never seen in my life a stronger message of freedom than this. epic
"hey you bastards.....I'm still here!!" classic.
YES!!!
Yohooooo!!
Me Too.
Who the bastards There???
I'll yell that still sometimes when I come through some bad shit in my life.
One of the best movies ever.
Saw this in ‘73, watched it again today 2024.Loving it ❤
THIS is THE Papillon .No refilming needed.
I saw this movie when I was a child. I have seen many hundreds since then. None have made such an impact on me as this one. To put it simply - a masterpiece.
I watched this movie three times in the theatre alone then, these two great legends Steve MCQueen and Dustin Hoffman are simply the greatest actors. Unfortunately Hollywood doesn’t makes good movies like this anymore, all about special effects with the latest technology, seeing’s is not believing now.
The Oscars committee just announced that movies must now be "Diverse...." Good movies are GONE
They don't go anywhere near the 'rebel beats the man' trope now, can't be seen to push liberty, too in bed with the controlfreaks
Maybe you should watch The Shawshank redemption...!!
This is the kind of scene in a movie that grown men will cry at, and there aren't many of those. These two were on this island together for over 20 years, and it would be hard to say goodbye to your best friend, knowing you'll never see each other again. Very hard. And in my opinion, the same scene in the remake doesn't have nearly the same tear jerking power as in the original.
Comparable to how BJ Hunnicut had a hard time saying good bye to Hawkeye Pierce in the very last MASH episode…so he spells out out with a bunch of sticks so that Hawkeye sees it as his helicopter takes off.. 😔
The remake was a tear jerker as well. Dega stays not because he was afraid of the fall, but because he has nothing to live for outside Devil's Island. The moment Papi screams "I made it, you dirty little forger!", then both scream their hearts out, was sweet because Papillon was free at last, and bitter because he and Dega weren't going to see each other anymore.
What a magnificent shout for freedom as the coconut boat sets off hey you Bs... im still here! wonderfull considering all he suffered...
Havent seen the remake yet
I watched this movie 40 years ago, and this is the scene I most remember.
Two great performances...! By this point in his life Steve Mcqueen had become a truly great film actor, but with not much longer to live, seriously underrated. ..and he remains underrated to this day...
I wished he made a movie like this with De Niro before he passed away
This movie changed my life.
una gran pelicula siento lo mismo
rebellion .
Me ha enseñado mucho
How? ?
The book is wonderful as well, I highly recommend it!
one of the finest movies ever made. pure inspiration.
One of the best books I've ever read, what a great perspective it was written with. Was sorry to hear it was really a mix of stories and characters, but still...some great writing.
Best scene ever made. It gives insights to many people.
I see this movie in the cinema when I was 8 years old with my father I never forget it what a super actors Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman
This scene is a tear jerker, yet happy for Papillion that he makes it to freedom. ..
Both men should have received Oscar's.
It is really surprising that Dalton Trumbo also wrote the screenplay of this movie.He is a pure genius,full of insights and ideas who always touches heart of people with great emotional depict.
Considering how Hollywood did Trumbo and many others.
Two magnificent actors and an unforgettable film!
It's now 2019 brought back long forgotten memories of this film & new tears. True classic forever.
He watched his friend escaping to freedom then went back to his loneliness , imprisonment, how sad !
he lost a large part of his mind . . . he was happy with his decision . . as he knew no better.
Actually I think it's meant to say that if you are sane nothing will be as precious as freedom.
Losing his mind didn't mean he lost human feelings for his friend although he was not able to make a decision to join him in his daring escape.
I don't think I have been moved more by any scene in the movies than this one. Dustin Hoffman is an all-time great!!
This movie gutted me. Such pain. Such suffering. Such loss. A terrific film. Memorable and heartfelt.
You do not have to be inside a prison to live a life of mere existence.
😭
Papillion loved his buddy and his friend did not want to mess up Papillion's last attempt at freedom. He knew in his heart he was not as tough as Papillion and would slow him down, great ending, "I'm still here you bastards" what a line for a close !
A masterpiece of a movie. I saw when I was 19 years old for the first time and still remember it well.
This was one of the very few movie scenes ever to make me tear up.
Doesn't get much better than this. A classic.
The movie industry will never make movies like this again. It was good while it lasted. RIP Hollywood.
love this movie it give me so much power in bad situations......please more movies like this instead of this junk form movies now a days
It would be a very rare occasion for a film like this to be made in this current time or even to be made as the same quality unless your getting a remake because people in the movie industry have no good ideas of there own ohh hold on you are getting a remake loool
Because the people just want to make money 💰 fast and Easy way,includes movies industry 🎬🍿
Watch 'the shawshank Redemption
@degree7 that "over rated movie" helped me tide over some difficult times.. Thank you
@degree7 I have fond memories of watching Papillon with my dad during school days.. I love this movie too!!
MAQUEEN INSISTED ON JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF HIMSELF. HE LATER SAID THAT IT WAS "ONE OF THE MOST EXHYLARATING EXPERIENCES OF HIS LIFE".
Thank u ✌✌✌
I read that also. That Steve McQueen did that jump himself. I remember seeing this in NY when I was a 12 years old. The theater roared with clapping for Steve McQueen when he jumped. Brought me goosebumps when I see this movie at my oldest age.
@@tonystewart4113 The man was an adrenaline junkie😆😆😆😆
There are scenes in this movie that have brought me to tears.
Truely an underrated classic.
The ending gets me EVERY time. When Louie begs him not to do it knowing that he's going to. Wow. Beautiful and sad.
One of the scenes that got me; as Papillon is planning the major escape (much younger) with a boat, he tries to convince Dega to go too. Dega resists, insists his wife is working on his case, "Her letter is overdue." Papillon says "Listen to me. If she was here, and you were in France with all that money, how much would you pay to get her back?" Dega: "All that I have!" Papillon says "And how much is SHE willing to pay, .....to get YOU back?" Degas' face becomes stricken. He suddenly faces reality.........
McQueen and Hoffman -- doesn't get much better. McQueen's gritty determination, and poor Hoffman, lost, abandoned, resigned, the head tilt giving it away.
Love this film so much, one of the rare cases where the film was every bit as good as the book.
The Movie was great, the book was a fabricated story that turned out to be a lie, but, the movie was amazing. Steve McQueen deserved an Oscar, Dustin Hoffman deserved one as well.
The book lot longer
Great comment McQueen deserved an Oscar
@Paddy le Blanc Not true. Herni Charrière was ACCUSED of falsifying events but that is what critics are for and do. Those accusations have never been proven. Dull and ordinary people can not believe in great accomplishments because they have none of their own.
@@romanis6660 There are no record of him being on Devils Island he escaped from Cayenne Prison which was on the mainland in French Guiana, he only spent two years in St Joseph island for solitary confinement. His story is pretty accurate in terms of a depiction of what the islands were like through other inmates eyes which he pieces together but it is not a linear story by any means. I do enjoy the film.
@@db7610 even 2 years in solitary, that is still something
masterpiece
You should read the book, it is great
No Stunt Double: Steve McQueen insisted on performing the stunt where he jumps off a cliff himself. He once said of this that it was "one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life". Onlybone long shot so you can't tell if it's actually him in the film but it is! These days you'd have 5 different cameras from all angles covering it showing it's him really doing the stunt. It never occured to them to do it that way in 1973. Or maybe the jump was just the thing, he just did it. Legend.
Watchin it once again, brilliant performance Steve McQueen..love it..
May my DVD player never break, because this is one movie in my collection that gets replayed OFTEN! Thank you Dustin Hoffman for one of the most fascinating TOUCHING characters ever committed to the silver screen. That theme music in the harmonica = friendship, trust, loyalty, and a heart wrenching goodbye all in one. THE BEST!
I think that might be an accordion, but I'm not positive.
You are absolutely right - accordion it is. It's really interesting to learn that an accordion and a harmonica each contain the same type of "free reed" - which would explain the very similar sound that these two instruments make. I believe that the man who invented the harmonica is also credited with developing the first accordions. Regardless - this "reedy" sound is synonymous with French folk music, and Jerry Goldsmith's brilliance manifests itself with a melody that is both short and unforgettable. It's one of the most delightful "ear worms" I have ever had the pleasure of trying to forget. :-) :-)
@@tomgoerz2411I know what you mean. After hearing it recently, I couldn't stop humming it...and I've heard it many times. I guess that's one testament to Jerry Goldsmith's greatness.
Everytime I watch this I cry. Such a wonderful movie
When They hug ,the director chose to focus Steve McQueen´s face and the kiss of Dustin Hoffman and then McQueen ´s face again; it is absolutely unforgetable and comunicate a lot of feelings, It is the perfect farewell and of course the whole scene is terrific.
probably seen this relatively unknown classic about 20 times. very underated film. amazing performances, writing, direction, cinematography, production design, soundtrack .... everything is top drawer, never get tired of it
A Great wise man once said, go forward with your dream and never look back. It's like a never ending journey that continues on.
What a film. I'll never forget Papillon crushing bugs into his soup just to survive and smoking the leper's cigar 😁
@Steve L Yeah we'll probably all be eating insect protein within the next few decades 😁
@Nasim Aghdam and mice feces. A certain amount is allowed in wheat and grain that make cereal.
@Nasim Aghdam
He gave his life to reveal the truth,
that Soylent green was made from recycled people, but noone cared, they were hungry, and would eat anything.
I watched that movie as a little boy in the early 80s and remember to this day every single note of that haunting music and iconic last words.. Glad I too am still here to continue enjoy it..
My dad showed me this movie for the first time several weeks ago. I was SOOO happy that he jumped to freedom and made it to France.
It also showed me that my will to survive in todays world couldnt be more relevant. I will be Steve Mcqueen when I escape this plandemic, while my parents will be Dustin Hoffman.
It's good to know that the majority of us are on the same page, and are awake to this PLANDEMIC. /SCAMDEMIC of Tony fauci and co.. All the best to you and your family in this EVIL time of CRIMINALITY AND GENOCIDE..!
One of the greatest movies ever, & don't even believe it was nominated for best picture or actor at the time. What a disgrace.
It got one nomination for an Oscar, for best score.
When people say some can’t be done...and when you show them that it can...when you have that Built in Determination to get it done...and then you do it...you can kickback and say “I’m STILL here you Bastards”.
We don't have to say anything... He was the King of Cool! For sure! You'll rock forever Steve!!! Helvetic fan.
Amazing movie ! and big lesson to all of us ! never give up ! fighting for our freedom and dreams!
I love this story. I like the part where Papillon tells Dega: if only I had some coconuts, some sacking and a well trained diver, than maybe, just maybe, I might have a chance escaping.
Saw movie as kid. Impacted me. I set myself free. And the journey was as hard as this movie depicts
Dustin Hoffman's "I meant to" combined with the nod he gives Steve McQueen brings a tear to my eye every time.
One of the finest movies regarding the topic of freedom ever made.👍
I have a great memory watching this historical fantastic and amazing movie with my father ❤️
Where we can watch full movie in English ??
Not available in TH-cam
When I was 12 I snuck into the theater to watch this movie. All I can tell you is that while watching this movie something came over me and changed me. This movie altered who I was, it had and still does have the biggest impact on me. In short over time I realized that I look at life thru the eyes of papallion and I am so grateful for that. I'll sign off with this. "Courage is your only option."
Very true what you siad about ( courage. ) but as you probably observed especially during the COVID phase that people were paralysed to stand - up to the criminality of the situation that was unfolding in front of them. Instead they gave into the tyranny and the madness and handed - up their constitutional rights not excluding their human and civil rights by putting on a mask which was a precursor to them taking a lethal experimental Bill Gates vaccine which breached the Geneva Convention on Vaccine safety.and human rights in every regard. These mask-wearers handed - up their unalienable rights and bodily integrity under constitutional law in the blink of an eye
I was eleven in 1973. I got a butterfly tattoo like on the back cover of the book on my chest in Thailand in 2011.🦋🇹🇭🦋
I am still here, and yes Steve is here till today. He survived and his spirits lives on, I love these Blockbuster.
What's the use of being alive and comfortable if you are not free. That was the Papillion's message. He at the end finally beat those who had took away his freedom and freed himself.
"Hey bastards, I'm still here!"
This movie struck a chord in me that Freedom is not what one wants but what one must become to break open from the shackles of bondage of thyself we make our own devils then look back trying to flee from it
my grandma watched this at her highschool after her father returned from the korean war. she watched this movie and so did my grandpa since the film was really famous at the time.
This movie is one of a kind! No Oscars, no Cannes, just what 2 friendd can do! No sex, no romance!
he actually did that jump himself Steve McQueen was the man
I thought Dar Robinson was the stunt man in Papillon..
Not a big deal, but thanks.
He was, but McQueen insisted on doing the jump himself
Yes he did...but the location was in Hawaii.
The clear message....No substitute for freedom.
Touching Beautiful and Masterful I wish I was alive in the 70s.
No special effects, no green screen..this is so pure and simple but so effective...idk how often i saw this movie. An alltime favorite and classic !
This movie is an historical movie
The movie theme song haunted me during my teen age years. Still haunting me now. Music was so sad but beautiful.
A monumental film...I saw this one in the theatre-great then and great now....
One of the best movies I ever saw....and a true story.
One of the best picture I ever seen. U r still hero Steve Macquene.
A wonderful film which brought me close to tears.
It was one of the most beautiful scenes in film history, and one I will never forget along with two old men.
I watched this movie when I was a kid and I remember getting very emotional and teary eyes. I searched for the movie time and time again as I have forgotten the title as I grew up. But I found it again few years ago when internet happened. Also read the book but didn't feel that emotion with the book. Will watch this movie again. Papillon yearns for freedom and we all yearn for something we can't reach in our life yet we all strive to reach it all our lives.
The most memorable scene for me is when they make their first escape - it's that guy that came with them, his running style was simply awesome!
He was in Barney Miller and Sanford and Son and a million other things.
@@robertw377 Yes - found the actor and I have seen him in so many other things and never twigged on! It's Gregory Sierra!