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.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Charlie HunnamHenri 'Papillon' Charrière
- Rami MalekLouis Dega
- Christopher FairbankJean Castili
- Eve HewsonNennete
- Michael SochaJulot
- Brian VernelGuittou
- Nicholas AsburyCommandant
- Louisa PiliClara
- Antonio de la CruzTribouillard
- Andre FlynnGalgani
Crew
- Michael NoerDirector
- Aaron GuzikowskiScreenplay
- Hagen BogdanskiDirector of Photography
- David BuckleyOriginal Music Composer
- John AxelradEditor
- Lee HaugenEditor
- David KoplanProducer
- Roger CorbiProducer
- Joey McFarlandProducer
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