Papillon (1973)
Franklin Schaffner’s 1973 Henri Charriere memoir. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman. French Guiana penal colony. Multiple escape attempts.
Dustin Hoffman
This page collects the films featuring Dustin Hoffman reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Mad City (1997)”, “Papillon (1973)”, and “Wag the Dog (1997)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Wag the Dog (1997)
Barry Levinson’s 1997 political satire. Hoffman and De Niro fabricate a war to bury a presidential scandal. Mamet co-wrote.
Mad City (1997)
Costa-Gavras’s 1997 media satire. Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. Television news coverage as central subject. Has aged into prescient document.