Henri Charrière

Henri Charrière was born on Nov 16, 1906 in France. Henri Charrière's big-screen debut came with Popsy Pop directed by Jean Herman in 1971, strarring Marcou. Henri Charrière is known for Papillon directed by Michael Noer, Charlie Hunnam stars as Henri Charrière ('Papillon') and Damijan Oklopdzic as Doorman. The upcoming new movie Henri Charrière plays is Papillon which will be released on Aug 24, 2018.

Henri Charrière was born in 1906. He grew up in the south of France where his father was the master of a village school. After completing his military service in the navy, Charrière moved to Paris. His acquired nickname "Papillon" soon became a respected one in the underworld.At the age of twenty-five Charrière was sentenced to imprisonment for life without a hope of remission - this for a murder he did not commit. He was transported to the penal settlements of French Guiana. His astonishing escapes became material for a self-biography and the film Papillon (1973). He died in 1973 after living as a free man for years in Venezuela.