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On August 22, 1952, the penal colony on Devil's Island was permanently closed. From the article:
"There were only two successful escape attempts — one by Clement Duval who fled in 1901 and found sanctuary in the US where he lived for the rest of his life. The other was Henri Charriere and Sylvain whose exploits were turned into the book and movie Papillon."
"There were only two successful escape attempts — one by Clement Duval who fled in 1901 and found sanctuary in the US where he lived for the rest of his life. The other was Henri Charriere and Sylvain whose exploits were turned into the book and movie Papillon."
70,000 came here, few made it out alive
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Papillon with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman was a very good movie that showed it for what it was. Lt Col Charlie Brown
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