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Papillon

Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

Sat 21^st Dec 2013, 21:00 on BBC Four

Prison drama based on a true story. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Devil's Island prison camp for a murder he did not commit, Henri 'Papillon' Charriere's only passion is to escape. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Franklin J Schaffner
Papillon:: Steve McQueen
Louis Dega:: Dustin Hoffman
Indian Chief:: Victor Jory
Julot:: Don Gordon
Toussaint:: Anthony Zerbe
Maturette:: Robert Deman
Clusiot:: Woodrow Parfrey
Lariot:: Bill Mumy
Dr Chatal:: George Coulouris
Producer:: Robert Dorfmann
Writer:: Dalton Trumbo
Writer:: Lorenzo Semple Jr

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