Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1973 · 2h 31m

Papillon

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Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast
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
Crew
Fred J. Koenekamp — Director of Photography Robert Swink — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Lorenzo Semple Jr. — Screenplay Dalton Trumbo — Screenplay Robert Dorfmann — Producer
Tagline

The greatest adventure of escape!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Papillon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prisonescapeprison escapejunglesolitary confinementbased on memoir or autobiographyremote islandleper colonylabor campcorrupt officialfrench colonialismdevil's island
Key Collaborators
Franklin J. Schaffner Director Fred J. Koenekamp Director of Photography Robert Swink Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenplay Dalton Trumbo Screenplay Robert Dorfmann Producer Franklin J. Schaffner Producer Anthony Masters Production Design Anthony Powell Costume Design
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