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Old 15 October 2011, 10:40 AM   #1
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Watching Papillon

Forgot how great a movie it was...

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Old 15 October 2011, 02:01 PM   #2
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That is a FANTASTIC movie. Forgot all about - off to d/l it!
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Old 15 October 2011, 02:48 PM   #3
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Great movie,great actors.
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Old 15 October 2011, 04:19 PM   #4
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Great movie, Been ages since the last time i saw it.
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Old 15 October 2011, 04:26 PM   #5
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Great book - great movie.
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Old 15 October 2011, 09:11 PM   #6
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I like that one.
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Old 15 October 2011, 09:26 PM   #7
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Awesome movie and story.
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Old 16 October 2011, 01:20 AM   #8
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I loved it even as a kid,thank you for remind me that great movie. Fantastic actors !!
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Old 16 October 2011, 02:36 AM   #9
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Fantastic film
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Old 16 October 2011, 03:17 AM   #10
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A classic.
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Old 16 October 2011, 07:02 AM   #11
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enjoyed the book more than the movie
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Old 16 October 2011, 11:22 AM   #12
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enjoyed the book more than the movie
Yep, ended up buying the book and enjoying so much; I ended up buy the book's sequel Banco
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Old 16 October 2011, 11:34 AM   #13
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Yep, ended up buying the book and enjoying so much; I ended up buy the book's sequel Banco
Didn't know their was a sequel....does it pick up after Papillion left off or???

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Old 16 October 2011, 11:44 AM   #14
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what a classic!
great movie!
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Old 16 October 2011, 12:24 PM   #15
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One of the first movies I bought on dvd. I need to get the book!
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Didn't know their was a sequel....does it pick up after Papillion left off or???

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Old 17 October 2011, 12:18 AM   #17
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Sure does.
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Found my copy in a used book store for a couple bucks. I never knew it existed; but it was sitting next to a copy of Papillon and I noticed Henri's name on both.
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Old 18 October 2011, 04:31 AM   #18
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Great movie!
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