- UatuTheWatcher21 mars 2026"Papillon" is based on a true story of a French thief who becomes friends with one of his fellow prison mates, and together they plan an escape. It is the remake of the 1973 movie of the same name. Hunnam, who plays the main protagonist, gives a brilliant performance. He is an intelligent actor who has given his own original touch to the role. He plays the role with a lot of realism and intensity. The surprise package of "Papillon" is Rami Malek, who plays Hunnam's friend. He has given an outstanding performance that challenges the one originally done by the great Dustin Hoffman. The direction is effective and the original atmosphere of the 1973 flick has been captured well enough.
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Papillon was released on 7 septembre 2017.
Papillon was directed by Michael Noer.
Papillon has a runtime of 2h 14min.
Papillon was produced by Joey McFarland, David Koplan, Ram Bergman, Roger Corbi.
Paris 1930, Henri Charrière dit "Papillon", est condamné à la prison à vie pour un meurtre qu'il n'a pas commis. Il est envoyé au bagne de Cayenne, en Guyane, où il y fera la connaissance de Louis Dega, un célèbre faussaire. Déterminé à s’évader par tous les moyens, Papillon fera équipe avec Louis, pour trouver le moyen de s’échapper de cet enfer.
The key characters in Papillon are Henri 'Papillon' Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), Louis Dega (Rami Malek), Jean Castili (Christopher Fairbank).
Papillon is rated U.
Papillon is a Drame, Crime, Biography film.
Papillon has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.
Papillon has made 10,1 M $US at the box office.