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Papillon
Papillon

Papillon

The greatest adventure of escape!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$53267000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

16 December 1973

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Dr. Chatal

Ratna Assan

Ratna Assan

Zoraima

William Smithers

William Smithers

Warden Barrot

Val Avery

Val Avery

Pascal

Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra

Antonio

Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Sergeant

Mills Watson

Mills Watson

Guard

Ron Soble

Ron Soble

Santini

Barbara Morrison

Barbara Morrison

Mother Superior

Don Hanmer

Don Hanmer

Butterfly Trader

E.J. André

E.J. André

Old Con

Richard Angarola

Richard Angarola

Commandant

Jack Denbo

Jack Denbo

Classification Officer

Len Lesser

Len Lesser

Guard

John Quade

John Quade

Masked Breton

Fred Sadoff

Fred Sadoff

Deputy Warden

Allen Jaffe

Allen Jaffe

Turnkey

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Old Trustee

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Mrs. Dega (uncredited)

Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

Commandant (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Manhunter (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Doctor (uncredited)

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