André Maturette (born 1914) was a prisoner in the French Guiana prison colony of Devil's Island who attempted to escape with Henri Charrière and Joanes Clousiot.[1]
André Maturette | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 France |
| Died | |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Maturette |
| Occupation | Criminal |
| Known for | Prison sentence with Henri Charrière |
Biography
editMaturette was born in France and was arrested in 1932 when he was seventeen for the murder of a taxi cab driver.[2] He was originally sentenced to death by guillotine, but was later sentenced to life because of his young age.[2]
In early 1933, Maturette was sent to the penal colony in French Guiana where he met Charrière and Joanes Clousiot, with whom he would eventually escape.[3] In the early morning hours of 28 November 1933 the three escaped from the hospital in Cayenne prison and went to a leper colony,[4] buying a boat from the lepers led by Toussaint.[5][6][7]
Eventually, they were all recaptured in Colombia, and were returned to French authorities who sentenced them to two years solitary confinement.[2] Clousiot died shortly after being released from solitary.[2] Charrière survived solitary confinement and successfully escaped from Devil's Island on a bag of coconuts, while Maturette stayed in Royale working in the hospital.[2]
In the 1950s, Maturette was living and married in Venezuela.[2] In the 1973 film Papillon, he was portrayed by Robert Deman.[8] In the 2017 film adaptation of the same name, directed by Michael Noer, Maturette (played by Joel Basman) is shot by Colombian policemen after having escaped to a native village.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ringgenberg, Cynthia (27 July 2018). "'Papillon': Joel Basman wieder in einem Hollywood-Film". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in Swiss German). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Charrière, Henri (1969). Papillon. Robert Laffont. p. 516.
- ^ Pai, kshay (18 July 2018). "The true story behind Henri Charrière, the French convict who is the inspiration behind 'Papillon'". MEAWW. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "앵콜 실화영화 – 빠삐용 Papillon, 1973". Korea Daily (in Korean). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Charrière, Henri (1970). Papillon. Translated by O'Brian, Patrick. Hart-Davis, MacGibbon. p. 516.
- ^ Serra, Alfredo (19 January 2019). "A medio siglo de "Papillon", la heroica historia del condenado que logró huir de la pavorosa Isla del Diablo". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Campione, Virginia (8 July 2018). "Papillon (1973): la storia vera del film con Steve McQueen e Dustin Hoffman". Cinematographe (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2001). Dustin Hoffman: Hollywood's Antihero. iUniverse. p. 195. ISBN 978-0595182701.
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