Papillon

Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, a petty criminal known as "Papillon" (butterfly). Wrongly convicted of murder in the 1930s and sentenced to life in a penal colony in French Guiana, Papillon attempted many escapes and subsequent punishments before succeeding.

Rating

PG

Release Year

1973

Duration

02:30

Genres

Adventure

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Cast

Steve Mcqueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory