Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict See more

After the publication of Papillon in 1969, a bidding war started between Avco-Embassy Pictures, Continental Distributing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and numerous French film … See more

The film was a commercial success and grossed $3,126,574 in its opening week. It earned theatrical rentals in the United States and Canada of $21.3 million. See more

The song "Devil's Island", by the American heavy metal band Megadeth, written by lead singer Dave Mustaine, was inspired by this film, and … See more

• Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière (also known as Papillon)
• Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega
• Victor Jory as Indian chief
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The score to Papillon was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. It was recorded in Rome, Italy, at the Ortophonic Recording Studio by the "Unione Musicisti Roma Orchestra". … See more

Roger Ebert's review at the film's original release was two stars out of four. He said that the main flaw was a failure to gain audience interest in … See more