papillon be the forceful portrait of a defiant man and who survive harrow year of his life in small solitary cell and suffer the bad type of brutality and despair . it be the amazing true life story of a man of character call henri charriere and a frenchman sentence to life at devil island for a murder he do not commit . henri gain his nick name papillon for the large butterfly ( symbolic of freedom ) tattooed on his chest . the film recount papillon tenacity and indomitable spirit and planning and execute a series of failed attempt of escape over many year . we watch his multiple adventure through hundred of mile of swamp and reach an encounter with a kind leper colony and a friendly tribe of indian and and a traitorous nun . papillon be see pursue by indian trustee and and harass by brutal guard . the power of the movie lie on papillon triumph over oppression and his continual perseverance and humanity and honesty and his quiet dignity and and sheer spirit . guide this time by one of the most creative director who offer handsomely planet of the ape and patton and steve mcqueenas papillon exhibit a raw vitality and a complete spectrum of emotion and and a sure command of his technical acting resource that be breathtaking in their impact . dustin hoffmanin perfect rapport with his role and perceptively invade it every nuance and implication portray a quality of character exhibit in the face of impossible adversity . his last scene with mcqueen attempt to convince his friend not to leave the island and represent one of the film most moving and and effective sequence . schaffner give a stirring picture of forsaken men and and take up the challenge and proceeding to beat the system against incalculable odds . he certainly give rise to some of the great epic of human courage and fortitude .