A big, brave, stouthearted, sometimes romantic, sometimes silly melodrama with the kind of visual sweep you don't often find in movies anymore.
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This review of Papillon (1973) was written by Vincent Canby and published by The New York Times on 03 Nov 1989.
Papillon has generally received very positive reviews.
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