Papillon

"The greatest escape adventure ever told"

2017 2h 14m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 2,223

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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.

“The greatest escape adventure ever told”

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Cast

Charlie Hunnam
Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
Rami Malek
Louis Dega
Christopher Fairbank
Jean Castili
Eve Hewson
Nennete
Michael Socha
Julot
Brian Vernel
Guittou
Nicholas Asbury
Commandant
Louisa Pili
Clara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Noer
Writers: Dalton Trumbo, Aaron Guzikowski, Andrej Kostic
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Noer, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Buckley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek and Christopher Fairbank carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest escape adventure ever told".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Noer directs. Hagen Bogdanski behind the camera. David Buckley scores. John Axelrad cuts. Produced in Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 5 countries: Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America.
4Directed by Michael Noer, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Buckley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek and Christopher Fairbank carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The greatest escape adventure ever told".
9IMDB entry: tt5093026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 26 themes, including "prisoner", "based on novel or book", "biography", "based on true story".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hagen Bogdanski
Original score: David Buckley
Editing: John Axelrad
Production design: Tom Meyer
Costume design: Bojana Nikitović
Makeup / hair: Kirstin Chalmers
Sound: Anna Behlmer
Stunt coordinator: James Grogan
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $10,060,903
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Papillon (2017)

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Gimly2019-01-20
★ 5/10
Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's competent. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot competently. Papillon is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suffered, but can't have him grow a beard past sexy manicured stubble despite being isolated in a cell with nothing for two whole years. It commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, very okay. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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