Movie
Papillon
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-09-07
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Red Granite Pictures, Czech Anglo Pictures, FishCorb Films
- Country
- Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlie Hunnam as Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
- Rami Malek as Louis Dega
- Christopher Fairbank as Jean Castili
- Eve Hewson as Nennete
- Michael Socha as Julot
- Brian Vernel as Guittou
- Nicholas Asbury as Commandant
- Louisa Pili as Clara
- Antonio de la Cruz as Tribouillard
- Andre Flynn as Galgani
- Yorick van Wageningen as Warden Barrot
- Nikola Kent as Deputy Warden Brioulet
Crew
- Michael Noer - Director
- Aaron Guzikowski - Screenplay
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