Papillon

Sep 7, 2017

2h 14m

★ 7.3

The greatest escape adventure ever told

Overview

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Red Granite Pictures

Czech Anglo Pictures

FishCorb Films

Papillon Trailers

Cast

Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

Charlie Hunnam

Louis Dega

Rami Malek

Jean Castili

Christopher Fairbank

Nennete

Eve Hewson

Julot

Michael Socha

Guittou

Brian Vernel

Commandant

Nicholas Asbury

Clara

Louisa Pili

Tribouillard

Antonio de la Cruz

Galgani

Andre Flynn

Warden Barrot

Yorick van Wageningen

Deputy Warden Brioulet

Nikola Kent

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