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Papillon

Papillon

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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

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John Chard profile picture

Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Isla...

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John Chard profile picture

Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Isla...

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adorablepanic profile picture

Although present for much of the filming, author Henri Charriere didn't live to see the relea...

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Wuchak profile picture

The living hell of a penal colony in equatorial South America during the 30s...

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CinemaSerf profile picture

Steve McQueen is superb as unlucky safe-cracker Henri "Papillon" Charrière, an innocent...

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Filipe Manuel Neto profile picture

A classic film with a remarkable story and great actors.

This is a work t...

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