66 years (1906–1973)
Henri Charrière/Age at death
Q. Is the film Papillon a true story?
Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly). A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America).
Table of Contents
- Q. Is the film Papillon a true story?
- Q. Is Henri Charriere still alive?
- Q. How long was Henri Charriere imprisoned?
- Q. Did Steve McQueen jump off the cliff in Papillon?
- Q. How long was Papillon in solitary confinement?
- Q. What happened to Louis Dega in Papillon?
- Q. How long was Papillon in solitary?
- Q. What happened to Louis Dega Papillon?
- Q. How many Oscars did Papillon win?
- Q. How accurate is Papillon?
- Q. Why did Dega stay in Papillon?
Q. Is Henri Charriere still alive?
Deceased (1906–1973)
Henri Charrière/Living or Deceased
Q. How long was Henri Charriere imprisoned?
Since its publication in France in 1969, Mr. Charrière’s tale of his 13 years in penal colonies in French Guiana—re counting half a dozen break outs and scores of adventures in prison, jungle and sea—has sold more than 5 million copies in 16 languages. A motion pic ture of it has been made but not yet released here.
Q. Did Steve McQueen jump off the cliff in Papillon?
No Stunt Double: Steve McQueen (Actor) 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”.
Q. How long was Papillon in solitary confinement?
An escape attempt was foiled by an informant (whom Papillon stabbed to death). Papillon had to endure another 19 months of solitary confinement.
Q. What happened to Louis Dega in Papillon?
Louis Dega (sometimes written Louis Delga) is the name of a character in Henri Charrière’s novel Papillon. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on Devil’s Island, where he became a companion of Charrière for 13 years.
Q. How long was Papillon in solitary?
Q. What happened to Louis Dega Papillon?
Q. How many Oscars did Papillon win?
PAPILLON was nominated for four awards, winning two German awards, but did not take the Golden Globe for Steve McQueen as Best Actor, nor did the Oscar for Best Music – Original Dramatic Score go to Jerry Goldsmith. Goldsmith lost the Oscar to Marvin Hamlisch for THE WAY WE WERE.
Q. How accurate is Papillon?
The book, Papillon — which Charrière said was “75 percent true” (French authorities have since questioned certain elements of Charrière’s imprisonment and escape narrative) — sold a remarkable 700,000 copies in just the first 10 weeks upon its publication in 1969.
Q. Why did Dega stay in Papillon?
Dega and Papillon became best friends. Even though Dega did not have a life sentence, and he could have just behaved himself and waited to return to France after 15 years, he decided that he wanted to escape the prison, too, and start a new life in South America.
