Papillon (1973)

12/16/1973 (US) • 2h 31m

Crime, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega

Victor Jory

Indian Chief

Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint

Robert Deman

Maturette

Bill Mumy

Lariot


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$53,267,000.00

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

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