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Papillon( 1973)

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The greatest adventure of escape!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steve McQueen

      Henri "Papillon" Charriere

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      Dustin Hoffman

      Louis Dega

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      Victor Jory

      Indian Chief

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      Don Gordon

      Julot

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      Anthony Zerbe

      Toussaint

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      Robert Deman

      Maturette

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      Woodrow Parfrey

      Clusiot

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      Bill Mumy

      Lariot

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      George Coulouris

      Dr. Chatal

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      Ratna Assan

      Zoraima

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      William Smithers

      Warden Barrot

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      Val Avery

      Pascal

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      Gregory Sierra

      Antonio

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      Vic Tayback

      Sergeant

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      Mills Watson

      Guard

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      Ron Soble

      Santini

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      Barbara Morrison

      Mother Superior

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      Don Hanmer

      Butterfly Trader

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      E.J. André

      Old Con

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      Richard Angarola

      Commandant

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      Jack Denbo

      Classification Officer

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      Len Lesser

      Guard

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      John Quade

      Masked Breton

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      Fred Sadoff

      Deputy Warden

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      Allen Jaffe

      Turnkey

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      Liam Dunn

      Old Trustee

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      Anne Byrne Hoffman

      Mrs. Dega (uncredited)

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      Dalton Trumbo

      Commandant (uncredited)

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      Richard Farnsworth

      Manhunter (uncredited)

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      Peter Brocco

      Doctor (uncredited)

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    Review 6Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Jan 26 2019
    Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel. It stars Steve McQueen (Papillon) & Dustin Hoffman (Louis Dega), is primarily shot in Jamaica & Spain with Fred J. Koenekamp (The Towering Inferno) on photography duties and Jerry Goldsmith provides the score. Henri "Papillon" Charrière was a crook, a bad egg, he however was sent to the notorious, inescapa...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    12000000.00

    Revenue

    53267000.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • escape
    • prison escape
    • jungle
    • solitary confinement
    • based on memoir or autobiography
    • remote island
    • leper colony
    • labor camp
    • corrupt official
    • french colonialism
    • devil's island
    • prison brutality
    • guyana
    • 1930s