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.
Steve McQueen
as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
Dustin Hoffman
as Louis Dega
Victor Jory
as Indian Chief
Don Gordon
as Julot
Anthony Zerbe
as Toussaint
Robert Deman
as Maturette
Woodrow Parfrey
as Clusiot
Bill Mumy
as Lariot
George Coulouris
as Dr. Chatal
Ratna Assan
as Zoraima
William Smithers
as Warden Barrot
Val Avery
as Pascal
