Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Adventure / Biography / Crime / Drama /  more » Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination  more » User Ratings: 8.0 (26,035 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: 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.  more »

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Filmmakers: Franklin J. Schaffner - Director / Producer, Dalton Trumbo - Writer (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. - Writer (screenplay), Henri Charrière - Writer (book "Papillon"), Robert Dorfmann - Producer, Fred Koenekamp¹ - Cinematographer, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer, Anthony Masters - Production Designer, Robert Swink - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Steve McQueen ... Henri 'Papillon' Charriere	945
	Dustin Hoffman ... Louis Dega	404
	Victor Jory ... Indian Chief	13,347
	Don Gordon ... Julot	14,801
	Anthony Zerbe ... Toussaint	7,404