Where to watch Papillon in the United States
Papillon (1973) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch Papillon (1973) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
A feral, unyielding hunger for freedom drives every frame of this brutal survival epic. Two inmates forge a desperate bond amidst the salt spray and stone walls of a hellish penal colony.
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Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast
Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Ratna Assan
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Papillon
You can watch Papillon (1973) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.8/10
RT Critics
73%
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Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast
Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Ratna Assan
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