Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerCinematography:
Fred J. KoenekampComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Ratna Assan (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Papillon, a prisoner relegated to the squalid confines of a notorious South American penitentiary, maintains he's innocent of the crime for which he's doing time: murder. His cell-mate, Dega, however, is a counterfeiter whose guilt is unquestionable. Though he's a civilized business-type, Dega is easily vitiated by the depraved mores of prison life. As the interned continue to be treated shamefully and subjected to several cruel and unusual punishments, Papillon grows weary of the mistreatment. Misery leads him to attempt a breakout despite the consequences of possible failure. After several unsuccessful endeavors, Papillon finally manages to break out, but not before he's been through hell and back. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Steve McQueen
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Great Escape (1963)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Victor Jory
Canada
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Papillon (1973)
Don Gordon
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Anthony Zerbe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Robert Deman
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Woodrow Parfrey
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Bill Mumy
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
George Coulouris
UK
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Ratna Assan
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
William Smithers
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Attack (1956)
Val Avery
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Gregory Sierra
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
La Tour infernale (1974)
Hot Shots! 2 (1993)
Vic Tayback
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Mills Watson
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Barbara Morrison
UK
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
My Fair Lady (1964)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Don Hanmer
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
St. Ives (1976)
Drive, He Said (1971)
E.J. André
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Lawyer (1970)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Richard Angarola
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)