Papillon

7.6 Score

1973 • 2h 31min • R • Crime, Drama

Papillon

"The greatest adventure of escape!"

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.

IMDb 8.0

RT 73%

MC 58

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

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Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Indian Chief

Don Gordon

Don Gordon

Julot

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint

Robert Deman

Robert Deman

Maturette

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Clusiot

Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

Lariot

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Dustin Hoffman

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Victor Jory

Victor Jory Indian Chief

Don Gordon

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Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe Toussaint

Robert Deman

Robert Deman Maturette

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey Clusiot

Bill Mumy

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George Coulouris

George Coulouris Dr. Chatal

Ratna Assan

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William Smithers

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Val Avery

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Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra Antonio

Vic Tayback

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Mills Watson

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Ron Soble

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