Papillon (1973)

PG ★ 7.8/10 151 min Crime, Drama United States English

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Screenplay by: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Dalton Trumbo
Book: Henri Charrière

Streaming: Not available

The greatest adventure of escape!

Description

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.

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Top 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

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