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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 16, 1973
Box Office
$53.3M
Budget
$12.0M
Return
4.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 14, 1999
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Allied Artists Pictures, Solar Productions, Corona-General
Quotes
See all →The Greatest Adventure of Escape Filmed
Taglines
After 5 years as an International Best Seller It Comes to the Screen Unquestionably The Greatest Adventure of Escape Ever Filmed
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Welcome to the Prison Colony of French Guiana
Taglines
Welcome, to the prison colony of French Guiana, whose prisoners you are and from which there is no escape.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Steve McQueen
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman
Louis Dega
V
Victor Jory
Indian Chief
D
Don Gordon
Julot
A
Anthony Zerbe
Toussaint
R
Robert Deman
Maturette
W
Woodrow Parfrey
Clusiot
B
Bill Mumy
Lariot
G
George Coulouris
Dr. Chatal
W
William Smithers
Warden Barrot
V
Val Avery
Pascal
G
Gregory Sierra
Antonio
V
Vic Tayback
Sergeant
M
Mills Watson
Guard
R
Ron Soble
Santini
B
Barbara Morrison
Mother Superior
D
Don Hanmer
Butterfly Trader
E
E.J. André
Old Con
R
Richard Angarola
Commandant
J
Jack Denbo
Classification Officer
