Papillon At 50: Clipping The Butterfly's Wings
A best-selling memoir, an acclaimed movie, an unnecessary remake - but examine the origins of Henri Charrière's fantastic story and you find another tale entirely.
A version of this piece appeared in The New European.
There have been a fair few Steve McQueen remakes over the years. The Thomas Crown Affair and The Getaway were both satisfyingly rebooted in the 1990s, while The Blob - the drive-in sensation that provided the 'King Of Cool' with his first big movie break - was shoddily recycled in 1988. More recently …
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