A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
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Papillon was released on December 19, 1973.
Papillon was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
Papillon has a runtime of 2h 31m.
Papillon was produced by Robert Dorfmann, Franklin J. Schaffner.
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
The key characters in Papillon are Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Indian Chief (Victor Jory).
Papillon is rated PG.
Papillon is a Drama, Crime, Biography film.
Papillon has an audience rating of 9 out of 10.
Papillon had a budget of $12M.
Papillon has made $53.3M at the box office.