Papillon (1973)

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The greatest adventure of escape!

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.

Released: 1973-12-16
Genres: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 2h 31m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 2,190 votes

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Top cast

Steve McQueen as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega
Victor Jory as Indian Chief
Don Gordon as Julot
Anthony Zerbe as Toussaint
Robert Deman as Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey as Clusiot
Bill Mumy as Lariot
George Coulouris as Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan as Zoraima

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Papillon

United States: watch free on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; 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, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on 7plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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