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.
Keywords:
Prisoner
Based on novel or book
Biography
Based on true story
Guillotine
Remake
Solitary confinement
South america
Wrongful conviction
Prison break
Island prison
Devil's island
French guiana
Movie tag line: "The greatest escape adventure ever told"
Character: Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
Character: Louis Dega
Character: Jean Castili
Character: Nennete
Character: Julot