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.
Papillon (2017) is a adventure, crime and drama film directed by Michael Noer, released on September 7, 2017 with a runtime of 2h 14m. It stars Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Christopher Fairbank and Eve Hewson. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 2,199 ratings.
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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
Directed by Michael Noer, written by Dalton Trumbo, Henri Charrière and Aaron Guzikowski, produced by David Koplan, Roger Corbi and Joey McFarland.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 2,199 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on January 20, 2019
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Papillon (2017) is available to stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Papillon (2017) includes Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Christopher Fairbank, Eve Hewson and Michael Socha. The film was directed by Michael Noer. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Papillon was released on September 7, 2017 and runs for 2h 14m.
Papillon (2017) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 2,199 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, crime and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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