Papillon
The greatest adventure of escape!
7.8(2,148) 1973-12-16 151 minCrimeDrama
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.
ScreenplayLorenzo Semple Jr.
ProducerRobert Dorfmann
ProducerFranklin J. Schaffner
DirectorFranklin J. Schaffner
ScreenplayDalton Trumbo
Original Music ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Cast & characters
Steve McQueen
as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman
as Louis Dega
Victor Jory
as Indian Chief
Don Gordon
as Julot
Anthony Zerbe
as Toussaint
Robert Deman
as Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey
as Clusiot
Bill Mumy
as Lariot
George Coulouris
as Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan
as Zoraima
William Smithers
as Warden Barrot
Val Avery
as Pascal
Gregory Sierra
as Antonio
Vic Tayback
as Sergeant
Mills Watson
as Guard
Ron Soble
as Santini
Barbara Morrison
as Mother Superior
Don Hanmer
as Butterfly Trader
E.J. André
as Old Con
Richard Angarola
as Commandant
Jack Denbo
as Classification Officer
Len Lesser
as Guard
John Quade
as Masked Breton
Fred Sadoff
as Deputy Warden
