Devil’s Island, the penal colony located off the coast of French Guiana, is permanently closed. The prison is later made world famous by Henri Charrière’s bestselling novel Papillon, and the subsequent film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
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Devil’s Island, the penal colony located off the coast of French Guiana, is permanently closed. The prison is later made world famous by Henri Charrière’s bestselling novel Papillon, and the subsequent film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.