---
title: 'Papillon (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1973-12-16'
runtime_minutes: 144
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/papillon-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070511/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Papillon (1973)

1973 · PG · 144 min · Drama, History · France, United States


## Synopsis

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 Henri Charrière. The film stars Steve McQueen as Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega. Because it was filmed at remote locations, the film was expensive for the time ($12 million), but it earned more than twice that in its first year of release. The film's title is French for "Butterfly", referring to Charrière's tattoo and nickname.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo), [Henri Charrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-charriere), [Lorenzo Semple Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-semple-jr)
- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Producer:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Koenekamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-koenekamp)
- **Editor:** [Robert Swink](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-swink)

## Cast

- [William Smithers](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-smithers)
- [Woodrow Parfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/woodrow-parfrey)
- [Don Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-gordon)
- [Gregory Sierra](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sierra)
- [Don Hanmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-hanmer)
- [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen) as Henri Charrière
- [John Quade](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-quade)
- [George Coulouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-coulouris)
- [Anthony Zerbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-zerbe)
- [Mills Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mills-watson)
- [Liam Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-dunn)
- [Fred Sadoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-sadoff)
- [Bill Mumy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-mumy)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Victor Jory](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-jory)

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