This was the ship which took convicts to
Devil's Island off French Guiana, once a year.
Which French army officer was sent to
Devil's Island when falsely accused of betraying military secrets to Germany in 1894?
Continued from Page 23 Death, climbs Mount Popocatepetl and visits
Devil's Island. Just the ticket when you're stuck in the classroom on a wet afternoon!
In 1894 Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the French Army, was accused of revealing military secrets and, despite flimsy evidence, was court-martialled and sent to
Devil's Island. Two years later Major Georges Picquart discovered the real culprit (who received two years imprisonment).
As a convict nicknamed Papillon, he sweats through the vicious regime of a remote island prison in French Guiana, before being sent to the notorious
Devil's Island.
Framed for a murder he claims he did not commit, Henri is consigned to a notorious penal colony on
Devil's Island in French Guyana, from where he hatches a daring escape plan.
1894: Alfred Dreyfus, French officer found guilty of selling military secrets, was sent to
Devil's Island. Innocent of the crime, he was eventually exonerated.
Gonse asks Picquart, "After all, I know your views on the Chosen Race--really, when all is said and done, what does it matter to you if one Jew stays on
Devil's Island?" Picquart narrates, "It is as if he has leaned across his desk and offered me a secret handshake.
As a prisoner nicknamed Papillon, he sweats through the vicious regime of a remote island prison in French Guiana before being sent to the notorious
Devil's Island.
Framed for a murder he claims he did not commit, Henri is consigned to the notorious penal colony on
Devil's Island in French Guyana.
THIS new Papillon sees Charlie Hunnam, above left, and Rami Malek play two convicts plotting to escape from
Devil's Island. The 1973 film starred Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
Papillon , a remake of the 1973 film about
Devil's Island inmate Henri "Papillon" Charrire, could be described as a prison drama, but it's probably just as accurate to call the new movie a mystery.