plofke- Welcome to Able2Know. I know that the name "Papillon" means butterfly in French. I'll do a little sleuthing, and see what I can come up with!
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Tue 13 May, 2003 03:23 pm
Henri Charriere was imprisoned on Devil's Island, an infamous French penal colony off the coast of Guiana in South America. He escaped, and then was pardoned by the French. Devil's Island was supposed to be a place from which one could not escape. I would assume that he got the name Papillon, because he was able to "flew the coop"!
They're sent into the jungles around the prison to clear the land; there's a memorable, and pretty funny, scene in which McQueen and Hoffman try to grab hold of an angry crocodile.
Papillon, coincidentally, gets his first chance at escape because he catches a rare butterfly, but he's quickly recaptured and sent to solitary for two years.
I know that the name "Papillon" means butterfly in French. I'll do a little sleuthing, and see what I can come up with!
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