Papillon
Wrongfully sentenced to a death‑row prison on Devil’s Island, master safecracker Henri “Papillon” Charrière must outwit ruthless guards and survive a savage jungle while forging an unlikely alliance with fellow inmate Louis Dega, all in a desperate bid for freedom.
“The greatest escape adventure ever told”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by John AxelradShot by Hagen BogdanskiScored by David BuckleyDesigned by Tom Meyer
Box Office
2017 · Box office
Grossed $10.1M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$10.1M
Also known as
- Papillonde
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Cast & Crew
57 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charlie Hunnam
as Henri Charrière ('Papillon')
Damijan Oklopdzic
as Doorman
Rami Malek
as Louis Dega
Christopher Fairbank
as Jean Castili
Jason Ryan
as Accountant
Eve Hewson
as Nennete
Michael Socha
as Julot
Sladjana Biljman
as Motel Landlord
Brian Vernel
as Guittou
Joe David Walters
as Police Inspector
Nicholas Asbury
as Commandant
David Stoller
as Police Inspector
Supporting cast
28Louisa Pili
as Clara
Gilly Gilchrist
as Ship Hold Guard
Antonio De La Cruz
as Tribouillard
Mark Robert Pullen
as Ship Hold Guard
Andre Flynn
as Galgani
Yorick Van Wageningen
as Warden Barrot
Nikola Kent
as Deputy Warden Brioulet
Mark Phelan
as Sierra
Michael Adams
as Bartiloni
Roland M Ller
as Celier
Slavko Sobin
as El Caiman
Luka Peros
as Santini
Goran Navojec
as Smuggler
Dragan Micanovic
as Doctor Guibert
Joel Basman
as Maturette
Petar Cirica
as Abda
Nenad Herakovic
as Mouton
Brian Nickles
as Manhunter #1
Cali Nelle
as Manhunter #2
Eydel Francisco Balbuena
as Manhunter #3
Reshad Strik
as Prison Guard #4
Tommy Flanagan
as Masked Breton
Lorena Andrea
as Lali
Poppy Mahendra
as Zoraima
Juan Leonardo Solari
as Zori
Veronica Quilligan
as Mother Superior
Mirjam Novak
as Young Irish Nun
Demetri Goritsas
as Jean-Pierre Castelnau
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