Papillon

1973 biographical drama film by Franklin J. Schaffner
Movie film Q596965
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Papillon

Summary

Papillon is a film[1]. Papillon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,831 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Papillon's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Papillon's director is recorded as Franklin J. Schaffner[4].
  • Papillon's screenwriter is recorded as Dalton Trumbo[5].
  • Papillon's screenwriter is recorded as Lorenzo Semple Jr.[6].
  • Papillon's screenwriter is recorded as Henri Charrière[7].
  • Papillon's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[8].
  • Papillon's genre is recorded as biographical film[9].
  • Papillon's genre is recorded as prison film[10].
  • Papillon's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Papillon's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[12].
  • Papillon's based on is recorded as Papillon[13].
  • Papillon's logo image is recorded as Papillon Logo.png[14].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Steve McQueen[15].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Dustin Hoffman[16].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Victor Jory[17].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Don Gordon[18].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Bill Mumy[19].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as George Coulouris[20].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Vic Tayback[21].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Fred Sadoff[22].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Anthony Zerbe[23].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as William Smithers[24].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Val Avery[25].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Gregory Sierra[26].
  • Papillon's cast member is recorded as Don Hanmer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Papillon's performer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[28]. Papillon's producer is recorded as Franklin J. Schaffner[29]. Papillon's director is recorded as Franklin J. Schaffner[4]. Screenwriters include Dalton Trumbo[5], Lorenzo Semple Jr.[6], and Henri Charrière[7]. Cast members include Steve McQueen[15], Dustin Hoffman[16], Victor Jory[17], Don Gordon[18], Bill Mumy[19], and George Coulouris[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1973-12-16T00:00:00Z[30], +1974-01-28T00:00:00Z[31], and +1973-12-20T00:00:00Z[32]. Papillon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include biographical film[9], prison film[10], drama film[11], and film based on a novel[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include will to live[34], liberty[35], and prison escape[36].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[37], 72%[38], and 58/100[39].

Why It Matters

Papillon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,831 views/month).[2] Papillon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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