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2017 • 2h 14min • R • Adventure, Crime, Drama

Papillon

"The greatest escape adventure ever told"

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

IMDb 7.2

RT 52%

MC 51

Director

Michael Noer

Writer

Dalton Trumbo

Composer

David Buckley

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Charlie Hunnam

Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

Rami Malek

Louis Dega

Christopher Fairbank

Jean Castili

Eve Hewson

Nennete

Michael Socha

Julot

Brian Vernel

Guittou

Nicholas Asbury

Commandant

Louisa Pili

Clara

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