Papillon
- R
- 1973
- 151 min
- biography, crime, drama
Henri "Papillon" Charrière, a man wrongfully convicted of murder, relentlessly attempts to escape the brutal French penal colony of Devil's Island.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Dalton Trumbo
Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe
The film offers such a spectrum of good and evil solutions to the general misery that it often transcends the genre of prison melodrama and becomes an existential statement.
Director
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Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin James Schaffner (1920-1989) was an American film, television, and stage director. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, where his parents were Protestant missionaries. His family returned to the...
Main Cast
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Steve McQueen
as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
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Dustin Hoffman
as Louis Dega
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Victor Jory
as Indian Chief
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Don Gordon
as Julot
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Anthony Zerbe
as Toussaint
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Robert Deman
as Maturette
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Woodrow Parfrey
as Clusiot
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Bill Mumy
as Lariot
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George Coulouris
as Dr. Chatal
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Ratna Assan
as Zoraima
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William Smithers
as Warden Barrot
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Val Avery
as Pascal
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Gregory Sierra
as Antonio
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Vic Tayback
as Sergeant
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Mills Watson
as Guard
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Ron Soble
as Santini
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Barbara Morrison
as Mother Superior
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Don Hanmer
as Butterfly Trader
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E.J. André
as Old Con
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Richard Angarola
as Commandant
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Jack Denbo
as Classification Officer
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Len Lesser
as Guard
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John Quade
as Masked Breton
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Fred Sadoff
as Deputy Warden
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Allen Jaffe
as Turnkey
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Liam Dunn
as Old Trustee
Academy Awards
1974 nominee
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
Jerry Goldsmith
Golden Globes
1974 nominee
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Steve McQueen
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Content
Source: based on the book by Henri Charrière
Genres: biography, crime, drama
Tagline: The greatest adventure of escape!
Categories: prison escape, devil's island, penal colony, remote island, guyana, labor camp, forced labor, deportation, native village, counterfeit, fugitive, leper colony, jungle
Certificate: R
Production
Producer: Robert Dorfmann, Franklin J. Schaffner
Casting: Jack Baur
Executive Producer: Ted Richmond
Production Manager: Emmett Emerson
Unit Production Manager: Robert Watts
Editing
Editor: Robert Swink
Sound
Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestrator: Arthur Morton
Sound Editor: Gordon Daniel
Sound Recordist: Derek Ball
Music Editor: Erma E. Levin
Camera
Director of Photography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Camera Operator: Jack Courtland, Thomas Laughridge
Key Grip: Reggie Jones
Art
Art Direction: Jack Maxsted
Production Design: Anthony Masters
Property Master: Dennis J. Parrish
Set Dresser: Hugh Scaife
Costume & Make-Up
Costume Design: Anthony Powell
Wardrobe Supervisor: Tony Pueo, Mickey Sherrard
Makeup Designer: Charles H. Schram
Crew
Special effects: Alex Weldon
Details
Country: United States, France
Language: English, Spanish
Production: Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions, Corona-General
Technical Specs
Runtime: 151 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1