Papillon

Released Year: 1973

Certificate: R

Runtime: 151 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 58

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon

No of Votes: 121627

Gross: 53267000

Overview: A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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