Title | : | Papillon |
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Release | : | 2018 |
Rating | : | 7 |
Language | : | English, Spanish |
Runtime | : | 133 |
Genre | : | Crime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller |
Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books "Papillon" and "Banco", PAPILLON follows the epic story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.
Aaron Guzikowski (screenplay by), Henri Charrière (based upon the books "Papillon" and "Banco" by), Dalton Trumbo (based upon the 1973 screenplay "Papillon" by), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based upon the 1973 screenplay "Papillon" by)