PAPILLON stars Charlie Hunnam and in a remake of the highly-praised 1973 film of the same name, based on the bestselling books of Henri “Papillon” Charriere about his experiences as a French thief and ...

After a chaotic beginning, shot largely with handheld cameras, this adaptation of two best-selling books by safecracker Henri “Papillon” Charriere (Charlie Hunnam) settles into an engrossing look at a ...

Charlie Hunnam, left, and Rami Malek star as inmates in a brutal prison who refuse to stay locked up. Jose Haro/Bleecker Street The new film version of “Papillon,” based on Henri Charriere’s 1969 best ...

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) ...

“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 and Dustin ...

Danish director Michael Noer’s “Papillon” remake, adapted from Henri Charriere’s autobiography and the 1973 Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman film, is a sumptuous-looking but slow-moving prison drama ...

“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.

Is there a reason to make another “Papillon”? The memorable 1973 film, directed by Franklin J. Shaffner (“Patton”) and co-written by Dalton Trumbo and an uncredited William Goldman, co-stars Dustin ...

There’s a lot of ugliness at work in the prison drama “Papillon,” but like its butterfly namesake, something beautiful and delicate emerges from its well-spun chrysalis. And that’s the unlikely ...

When Michael Noer was a young boy growing up in Denmark, near the German border, he’d sneak out of bed at night and peek around the sofa to catch glimpses of movies dubbed in German that his mother ...

There’s a lot of ugliness at work in the prison drama “Papillon,” but like its butterfly namesake, something beautiful and delicate emerges from its well-spun chrysalis. And that’s the unlikely ...