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.
Directed by Michael Noer
prisoner
based on novel or book
biography
based on true story
guillotine
remake
solitary confinement
south america
wrongful conviction
prison break
island prison
devil's island
shocking
reflective
french guiana
complex
critical
sentimental
whimsical
ambivalent
baffled
bewildered
brisk
complicated
doubtful
melodramatic
Rank
#87 in 2017·#3180 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Charlie Hunnam
Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
Rami Malek
Louis Dega
Christopher Fairbank
Jean Castili
Eve Hewson
Nennete
Michael Socha
Julot
Brian Vernel
Guittou
Nicholas Asbury
Commandant
Louisa Pili
Clara
Antonio de la Cruz
Tribouillard
Andre Flynn
Galgani
Yorick van Wageningen
Warden Barrot
Nikola Kent
Deputy Warden Brioulet
Crew
Michael Noer
Director
Aaron Guzikowski
Screenplay
David Buckley
Original Music Composer
John Axelrad
Editor
Yan Fisher-Romanovsky
Executive Producer
Ram Bergman
Producer
David Koplan
Producer
Joshua Maurer
Executive Producer
Dalton Trumbo
Original Film Writer
Barrie Gower
Prosthetics
Henri Charrière
Book
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Popular Reviews
285 reviews
Whitney
I have diarrhea.
I have diarrhea.
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Skerdi Cala
6.0★ · 03/20/26
One of the first movies i saw in the cinema quite a story that takes me back
One of the first movies i saw in the cinema quite a story that takes me back
mallory
7.0★ · 03/04/26
Rami Malek sexy as ever
Rami Malek sexy as ever
James Brent
9.0★ · 02/14/26
could've been a perfect five stars if they didn't shoot Maturette and if they (Papillon & Dega) kissed.
could've been a perfect five stars if they didn't shoot Maturette and if they (Papillon & Dega) kissed.
Cassie Thomas
7.0★ · 02/07/26
i need me a man like rami malek in glasses with his messy hair.
#needthat
i need me a man like rami malek in glasses with his messy hair.
