Released:
1973-12-16

Overview:
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.

Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner

Runtime:
2h 31min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Steve McQueen
  as
  Henri "Papillon" Charriere
• 
  Dustin Hoffman
  as
  Louis Dega
• 
  Victor Jory
  as
  Indian Chief
• 
  Don Gordon
  as
  Julot
• 
  Anthony Zerbe
  as
  Toussaint