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Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Drama Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931 Electrification Electrification History Drama Escapes French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Prisons French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Prisons French Guiana Drama Tesla, Nikola 1856-1943 Westinghouse, George 1846-1914 Westinghouse, George 1846-1914 DramaFilter By Subjects
Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Drama Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931 Electrification Electrification History Drama Escapes French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Prisons French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Prisons French Guiana Drama Tesla, Nikola 1856-1943 Westinghouse, George 1846-1914 Westinghouse, George 1846-1914 DramaSummary: The epic story of Henri Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, who, in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PAPSummary: Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla's uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla's sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021