Plot
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
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
Crew
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Robert Dorfmann
Producer
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Franklin J. Schaffner
Producer
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Dalton Trumbo
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
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