Papillon

8/24/20182h 14m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The greatest escape adventure ever told ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Michael Noer

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$10,060,903.00

Key words:

prisoner
based on novel or book
biography
based on true story
guillotine
remake
solitary confinement
south america
wrongful conviction
prison break
island prison
devil's island
shocking
reflective
french guiana
complex
critical
sentimental
whimsical
ambivalent
awestruck
baffled
bewildered
brisk
complicated
doubtful
melodramatic

Cast

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

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Reviews (1)

Gimly
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
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 commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, very okay.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.