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07/09/2017 Adventure, Crime, Drama 2h 14m
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The greatest escape adventure ever told

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Noer

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Charlie Hunnam

    Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

  2. Rami Malek

    Louis Dega

  3. Christopher Fairbank

    Jean Castili

  4. Eve Hewson

    Nennete

  5. Michael Socha

    Julot

  6. Brian Vernel

    Guittou

  7. Nicholas Asbury

    Commandant

  8. Louisa Pili

    Clara

  9. Antonio de la Cruz

    Tribouillard

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Reviews

A review by Gimly
Written by Gimly on 2019-01-20
Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's **competent**. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot **competently**.

_Papillon_ is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suffered, but can't have him grow a beard past sexy manicured stubble despite being isolated in a cell with nothing for two whole years. It commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, **very** okay.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$10,060,903.00

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