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Papillon

1973·2h 31m·R
DramaBiographyCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
145,942 votes
Metascore
58
Metacritic

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Papillon is a 1973 drama biography movie directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen, Don Gordon. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 145,942 votes and runs 2h 31m.

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Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Stars
Dustin Hoffman
Steve McQueen
Don Gordon
Victor Jory
Details
1973-12-19
151 min
Movie
R
★ France, United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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