Papillon (2017)
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The greatest escape adventure ever told
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.
- Released: 2017-09-07
- Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 2h 14m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 2,212 votes
Directed by Michael Noer.
Top cast
- Charlie Hunnam as Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
- Rami Malek as Louis Dega
- Christopher Fairbank as Jean Castili
- Eve Hewson as Nennete
- Michael Socha as Julot
- Brian Vernel as Guittou
- Nicholas Asbury as Commandant
- Louisa Pili as Clara
- Antonio de la Cruz as Tribouillard
- Andre Flynn as Galgani
Where to watch Papillon
- United States: stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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