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.
Details
- Director
- Michael Noer
- Writer
- Aaron Guzikowski
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Andre Flynn
Antonio de la Cruz
Brian Vernel
Charlie Hunnam
Christopher Fairbank
Eve Hewson
Louisa Pili
Michael Socha
Nicholas Asbury
Rami Malek
Keywords
ambivalent
awestruck
baffled
based on novel or book
based on true story
bewildered
biography
brisk
complex
complicated
critical
devil's island
doubtful
french guiana
guillotine
island prison
melodramatic
prison break
prisoner
reflective
remake
sentimental
shocking
solitary confinement
south america
whimsical
wrongful conviction
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