Papillon

Film - 1973 - Crime, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Franklin J. Schaffner

Starring

Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman

Where to watch

prime

Ratings

IMDb 8 out of 10

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Film · 1973 · Crime · Drama

Papillon

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✦ Prison escape
The story

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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Ratings
IMDb
8 / 10
147k votes
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74%
Tomatometer
4.04 / 5
66k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.8 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreCrime, Drama
Runtime2h 31m
RatedM
Release1973-12-16
Where to watch
Prime Video
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