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.
as Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
as Louis Dega
as Jean Castili
as Nennete
as Julot
as Guittou
as Commandant
as Clara
as Tribouillard
as Galgani
as Warden Barrot
as Deputy Warden Brioulet
as Sierra
as Bartiloni
as Celier
as El Caiman
as Santini
as Smuggler
as Doctor Guibert
as Maturette
as Abda
as Mouton
as Manhunter #1
as Manhunter #2
as Manhunter #3
as Prison Guard #4
as Masked Breton
as Lali
as Zoraima
as Zori
as Mother Superior
as Young Irish Nun
as Jean-Pierre Castelnau