Drama
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.
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IMDB 6 | Feb , 1930
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2017
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IMDB 3.8 | Aug , 1977
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1929
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IMDB 6 | May , 1930
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1957
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IMDB 10 | Mar , 1961
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IMDB 6 | Sep , 1936
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 1922
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2014
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IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1988
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 1956
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1924
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 1985
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IMDB 8.3 | Dec , 1946
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