Papillon
“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.
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Cast
30 people
Steve McQueen
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Known for
The Great Escape
Bullitt
Dustin Hoffman
Louis Dega
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Victor Jory
Indian Chief
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Miracle Worker
Don Gordon
Julot
Known for
Bullitt
The Final Conflict
Anthony Zerbe
Toussaint
Known for
The Matrix Reloaded
Licence to Kill
Robert Deman
Maturette
Also in
Jud
The Four Deuces
Woodrow Parfrey
Clusiot
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Dirty Harry
Bill Mumy
Lariot
Known for
Babylon 5
Lost in Space
George Coulouris
Dr. Chatal
Known for
Citizen Kane
Murder on the Orient Express
Ratna Assan
Zoraima
William Smithers
Warden Barrot
Known for
Dallas
Deathsport
Val Avery
Pascal
Known for
Cobra
Minnie and Moskowitz
Franklin J. Schaffner Director · Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenplay Dalton Trumbo Screenplay
Worldwide gross $53M · Budget $12M · United States release December 16, 1973
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$53,267,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Allied Artists Pictures
Production
Solar Productions
Production
Corona-General
Production
United States · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Denmark · December 16, 1973
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 1973
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
December 16, 1973 · Theatrical
France
February 5, 1974 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1975 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
February 21, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 20, 1974 · Theatrical
December 24, 2003 · TV · Nederland 2
January 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 16, 1973 · Physical
Portugal
May 2, 1975 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 7, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
October 16, 1974 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 1974 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 14, 1974 · Theatrical · London
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