“As many reviewers have noted, it is a little difficult to accept 'Papillion' as being the True Story it's made out to be. At the very least, there's a fair amount of embellishment here, unless you believe that Charriere really was the strongest, bravest, smartest, toughest, most charming, most resourceful and most moral prisoner French Guiana ever saw. He's too perfect to be true, and the sheer nu”

“As many reviewers have noted, it is a little difficult to accept 'Papillion' as being the True Story it's made out to be. At the very least, there's a fair amount of embellishment here, unless you believe that Charriere really was the strongest, bravest, smartest, toughest, most charming, most resourceful and most moral prisoner French Guiana ever saw. He's too perfect to be true, and the sheer nu”