Papillon (1973)
Movie
1973
PG
2 HOURS 30 MINS
Thriller
The true story of a wrongly-convicted French safecracker who forms an unlikely relationship with the frail but notorious forger to attempt an escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island.
Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman Louis Dega
Victor Jory Indian chief
Don Gordon Julot
Anthony Zerbe Toussaint Leper Colony chief
Robert Deman Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey Clusiot
Bill Mumy Lariot
George Coulouris Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan Zoraima
William Smithers Warden Barrot
Gregory Sierra Antonio
Barbara Morrison Mother Superior
Ellen Moss Nun (uncredited)
Don Hanmer Butterfly trader
Dalton Trumbo Commandant (uncredited)
Franklin J. Schaffner Director
Henri Charrière Writer
Dalton Trumbo Writer
Lorenzo Semple Writer
Robert Dorfmann Producer
Robert O. Kaplan Assistant Producer
Ted Richmond Executive Producer
Franklin J. Schaffner Producer
Jerry Goldsmith Original Music
Fred J. Koenekamp Cinematography
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