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

SM01ASteve McQueenHenri "Papillon" Charriere
DH02ADustin HoffmanLouis Dega
VJ03AVictor JoryIndian Chief
DG04ADon GordonJulot
AZ05AAnthony ZerbeToussaint
RD06ARobert DemanMaturette
WP07AWoodrow ParfreyClusiot
BM08ABill MumyLariot

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Papillon

Screen 3 · Row I · Seat 21 · 1973

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