Papillon (All Region DVD) 1973 Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them serve their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires a plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Steve McQueen insisted on doing the stunt where he jumps off a cliff.Hoffman had to wear contact lenses to see through the glasses.The crew took advantage of the abundant marijuana that was readily available in Jamaica. Not to merely smoke it, they boiled it down to mix in drinks at parties. The film was shot in sequence, unusual for a production of this size.The film was shot in sequence, unusual for a production of this size.