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Papillon
1973
Caged for a murder he didn't commit, petty thief Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen) finds himself trapped within the walls of a French penal colony, determined to escape, in this film adaptation of Charriere's true story. Joining forces with fellow convict and quirky counterfeiter Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman) and armed with dogged persistence, Papillon makes a daring bid for freedom. Franklin J. Schaffner directs.
Escape is Everything!
JBscale
71
Very Good
Film Detail
Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 31 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 16, 1973
US Box Office
$53,267,000
(#1732 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Collection Detail
Release Method
Blu-ray Single Disc
Aquired Format
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.40:1
Audio
English:
DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
May 24, 2011
Acquired Date
September 29, 2015
Times Seen
0 Times
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Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Steve McQueen
Dustin Hoffman
Victor Jory
Don Gordon
Anthony Zerbe
Robert Deman
Woodrow Parfrey
Bill Mumy
George Coulouris
Ratna Assan
William Smithers
Val Avery
Gregory Sierra
Vic Tayback
Mills Watson
Ron Soble
Directors
Franklin J. Schaffner
Producers
Robert Dorfmann
Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers
Dalton Trumbo
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
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73%
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33 votes
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1,631 votes
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51
31 votes
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
141,082 votes
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