Papillon

IMDB Rating: 7.90, 15240 votes

Taglines
  • For Papillon survival was not enough .... he had to be free
  • The greatest adventure of escape ever filmed!
  • Two men with nothing in common but a will to live and a place to die
Storyline
Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.
Actors
Henri 'Papillon' CharriereSteve McQueen
Louis DegaDustin Hoffman
Indian chiefVictor Jory
JulotDon Gordon
Toussaint Leper Colony chiefAnthony Zerbe
MaturetteRobert Deman
ClusiotWoodrow Parfrey
LariotBill Mumy
Dr. ChatalGeorge Coulouris
ZoraimaRatna Assan
Warden BarrotWilliam Smithers
PascalVal Avery
AntonioGregory Sierra
SergeantVic Tayback
GuardMills Watson

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