Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Isla...
Papillon
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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Papillon
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 16, 1973
Runtime
2h 31m
Genres
Crime, Drama
User Score
78%
Original Title
Papillon
Production Companies
Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions, Corona-General
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$53,267,000
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.
Cast
Crew
Trailer
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Reviews
Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Isla...
Although present for much of the filming, author Henri Charriere didn't live to see the relea...
The living hell of a penal colony in equatorial South America during the 30s...
Steve McQueen is superb as unlucky safe-cracker Henri "Papillon" Charrière, an innocent...
A classic film with a remarkable story and great actors.
This is a work t...