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Papillon 1973 Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $53,267,000
Release Date 16 December 1973
151 mins
Cast
Steve McQueen Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman Louis Dega
Victor Jory Indian Chief
Anthony Zerbe Toussaint
Robert Deman Maturette
Bill Mumy Lariot
George Coulouris Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan Zoraima
William Smithers Warden Barrot
Val Avery Pascal
Vic Tayback Sergeant
Ron Soble Santini
Barbara Morrison Mother Superior
Don Hanmer Butterfly Trader
E.J. André Old Con
Richard Angarola Commandant
Jack Denbo Classification Officer
John Quade Masked Breton
Fred Sadoff Deputy Warden
Allen Jaffe Turnkey
Liam Dunn Old Trustee
Anne Byrne Hoffman Mrs. Dega (uncredited)
Dalton Trumbo Commandant (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth Manhunter (uncredited)
Peter Brocco Doctor (uncredited)