Why it may be worth watching
- Papillon combines Adventure and Crime elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Christopher Fairbank.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.3/10 from 2,232 votes.
Movie
Papillon
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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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
Yorick van WageningenWarden Barrot
Nikola KentDeputy Warden Brioulet
Mark PhelanSierra
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Adventure, Crime, Drama.
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Themes and topics
prisonerbased on novel or bookbiographybased on true storyguillotineremakesolitary confinementsouth america
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Reviews
GimlyExternal review ·
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 a…
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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 as a whole._
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