Watch NowPapillon (1973)
15
14/03/1974 (GB)
Crime, Drama
2h 31m
- 78% (2038 votes)
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The greatest adventure of escape!
Overview
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
- Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.Screenplay
- Dalton TrumboScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$53,267,000
Keywords
- prison
- escape
- prison escape
- jungle
- solitary confinement
- based on memoir or autobiography
- remote island
- leper colony
- labor camp
- corrupt official
- french colonialism
- devil's island
- prison brutality
- guyana
- 1930s
Top Billed Cast
Steve McQueen
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman
Louis Dega
Victor Jory
Indian Chief
Don Gordon
Julot
Anthony Zerbe
Toussaint
Robert Deman
Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey
Clusiot
Bill Mumy
Lariot
George Coulouris
Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan
Zoraima
Recommendations
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The Great Escape (79%)
The Hurricane (74%)
Papillon (73%)
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Jesus Henry Christ (62%)
Cinderfella (61%)
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (70%)
