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Papillon (1973)
The greatest adventure of escape!
151 minCrimeDrama
TMDb7.8/102,143 votes
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.
Country: United States, France
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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
William Smithers
Warden Barrot
Val Avery
Pascal
Gregory Sierra
Antonio
Vic Tayback
Sergeant
Keywords
Style:labor camp
Plot:escapesolitary confinementbased on memoir or autobiographyleper colonycorrupt officialfrench colonialismguyana
Time:1930s
Place:prisonprison escapejungleremote islanddevil's islandprison brutality
