Papillon (1973)

Movie Details

Original Title Papillon

Original Language EN

Budget $12,000,000

Revenue $53,267,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.6

Cast

Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Popularity: 1.6

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega

Popularity: 4.3

Victor Jory

Indian Chief

Popularity: 1.0

Don Gordon

Julot

Popularity: 0.9

Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint

Popularity: 0.8

Robert Deman

Maturette

Popularity: 0.6

Woodrow Parfrey

Clusiot

Popularity: 0.5

Bill Mumy

Lariot

Popularity: 2.7

George Coulouris

Dr. Chatal

Popularity: 4.6

Ratna Assan

Zoraima

Popularity: 0.2

William Smithers

Warden Barrot

Popularity: 0.6

Val Avery

Pascal

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Executive Producer Ted Richmond

Director Franklin J. Schaffner

Producer Robert Dorfmann, Franklin J. Schaffner

Screenplay Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Editor Robert Swink

Production

Allied Artists Pictures

US

Solar Productions

Corona-General

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Jan 26, 2019

Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel. It star ... Read more

John Chard 9/10

Jan 27, 2019

Grim and authentic telling of Henri "Papillon" Charrière's time at Devil's Island. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes/Patton), Papillon is adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from notorious French felon Henri "Papillon" Charrière's own novel. It stars ... Read more

adorablepanic 9/10

Apr 9, 2020

Although present for much of the filming, author Henri Charriere didn't live to see the release of PAPILLON (1973), which was based on his allegedly autobiographical novel. The veracity of what he recounts has been questioned virtually since the books' release in 1969, and the film takes further lib ... Read more