Papillon

Name: Papillon
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Released: 2017-09-07
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Christopher Fairbank, Eve Hewson, Michael Socha

The greatest escape adventure ever told

2017R2h 14mMovieStreaming now

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.

Adventure
Crime
Drama
Prisoner
Based On Novel Or Book
Biography
Based On True Story
Guillotine
Remake
Solitary Confinement
South America

Where to watch

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Cast

Charlie HunnamHenri 'Papillon' Charrière
Rami MalekLouis Dega
Christopher FairbankJean Castili
Eve HewsonNennete
Michael SochaJulot
Brian VernelGuittou
Nicholas AsburyCommandant
Louisa PiliClara
Antonio de la CruzTribouillard
Andre FlynnGalgani
Yorick van WageningenWarden Barrot
Nikola KentDeputy Warden Brioulet
Mark PhelanSierra
Michael AdamsBartiloni

Details

Director: Michael Noer
Writers: Dalton Trumbo, Henri Charrière, Aaron Guzikowski
Release date: September 7, 2017
Runtime: 2h 14m
Box office: $10.1M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: Red Granite Pictures, Czech Anglo Pictures, FishCorb Films

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb98K votes	7.2	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	52%	5 pts
Metacritic	51	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb98K votes	7.2	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	52%	5 pts
Metacritic	51	6 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped