PAPILLON

GENRE:  Biographical/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  1973
CAST:  Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory
DIRECTOR:  Franklin J. Schaffner
WRITER:  Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charriere

PLOT:  Papillon and Louis become fast friends during their prison term on a prison island where they plant to escape.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Shawshank Redemption, Capote, Ben-Hur

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THE TOWERING INFERNO

GENRE:  Action/ Thriller
MADE:  1974
CAST:  Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden
DIRECTOR:  John Guillermin
WRITER:  Stirling Silliphant, Richard Martin Stern, Thomas N. Scortia, Frank M. Robinson

PLOT:  During the opening party of the tallest building in the world a fire breaks out trapping the guests in the building.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Backdraft, The Poseidon Adventure, King Kong

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