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Papillon (1973)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
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    Henri "Papillon" Charriere Steve McQueen
  • Profile picture of Dustin Hoffman
    Louis Dega Dustin Hoffman
  • Profile picture of Victor Jory
    Indian Chief Victor Jory
  • Profile picture of Don Gordon
    Julot Don Gordon
  • Profile picture of Anthony Zerbe
    Toussaint Anthony Zerbe
  • Profile picture of Robert Deman
    Maturette Robert Deman
  • Profile picture of Woodrow Parfrey
    Clusiot Woodrow Parfrey
  • Profile picture of Bill Mumy
    Lariot Bill Mumy

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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