Petaloudas was released in the year 1973。Petaloudas is also called as Papillon, Parpar, Motylek。

Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.

Petaloudas actors and actresses include Anthony Zerbe, Bill Mumy, Dustin Hoffman, Fred Sadoff, Len Lesser, Richard Farnsworth。