Papillon

Devil's Island, 1930s, a rusty key turning. A forger and a safecracker form an uneasy alliance, plotting escape from the island's unforgiving shores. Schaffner frames the struggle for freedom in a stark tropical landscape.

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Franklin J. Schaffner directed Papillon in 1973. See Franklin J. Schaffner's full filmography, where to start with Franklin J. Schaffner, or where to go after you've seen everything by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Papillon was released in 1973 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 151 minutes.