Papillon

"The greatest adventure of escape!"

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7.8/10

2,090 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Dramatic Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$53.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$41.3M

ROI: +344%

Budget Recovery444% of budget

$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $53.3M

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79.0K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

-17%

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Based On

Papillon

written work

Story Setting

Set In

French GuianaSouth America

Themes & Subjects

#willtolive#prisonescape#liberty

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Fred Koenekamp

Film Editing

Robert Swink

Music / Score

Jerry Goldsmith

Costume Design

Anthony Powell

Distributors

NetflixMonogram Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Papillon

Available in 21 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	7plus	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

France16

Brazil14

Denmark15

Spain18

+7 more countries

Production

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers

Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Henri Charrière

Production Companies

Allied Artists PicturesSolar ProductionsCorona-General

Cast

Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega

Victor Jory

Indian Chief

Don Gordon

Julot

Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint

Robert Deman

Maturette

Woodrow Parfrey

Clusiot

Bill Mumy

Lariot

George Coulouris

Dr. Chatal

Ratna Assan

Zoraima

William Smithers

Warden Barrot

Val Avery

Pascal

Tags & Keywords

prisonescapeprison escapejunglesolitary confinementbased on memoir or autobiographyremote islandleper colonylabor campcorrupt officialfrench colonialismdevil's islandprison brutalityguyana1930s

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