Papillon
Michael Noer, 2017
Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon
Henri Charrière, 1972
Papillon is a movie directed by Michael Noer in 2017 and based on the book Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon by Henri Charrière, first published in 1972. The movie features Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Roland Møller, Eve Hewson, Ian Beattie, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Book by Henri Charrière
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Storyline
Henri Papillon Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is framed for murder. Though he has an alibi from his lover, Nenette, Papillon is convicted and condemned to the notorious penal colony in French Guiana. There he forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
133
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1972
Pages
406
Book Rate
7.56
S: Goodreads
Book
Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon
Author: Henri Charrière
Country: France
First published in: 1972
Length: 406 pages
Genre: Biography
Book series: Papillon
User polls & recommendations
“I'm not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels. If the movie never gets made, it'd almost be okay because I did it. It's there on the page.”
QUENTIN TARANTINO (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter, Actor)
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