Movie

Papillon

“The greatest adventure of escape!”

★ 7.8(2,123)19732h 31m

Papillon is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in New Zealand, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

Where to watch Papillon

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Good to know

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Release date: 1973-12-16
Runtime: 2h 31m
Language: English
Box office: $53,267,000
Budget: $12,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Allied Artists Pictures

Papillon — trailer

About Papillon

Papillon is a 1973 movie in the Crime and Drama genres, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman and Victor Jory. It has a runtime of 2 hours 31 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.8/10 from 2,123 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Papillon in New Zealand — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Steve McQueen

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Dustin Hoffman

Louis Dega

Victor Jory

Indian Chief

Don Gordon

Julot

Anthony Zerbe

Toussaint

Robert Deman

Maturette

Woodrow Parfrey

Clusiot

Bill Mumy

Lariot

George Coulouris

Dr. Chatal

Ratna Assan

Zoraima

William Smithers

Warden Barrot

Val Avery

Pascal

Themes & keywords

prisonescapeprison escapejunglesolitary confinementbased on memoir or autobiographyremote islandleper colonylabor campcorrupt officialfrench colonialismdevil's islandprison brutalityguyana1930s