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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.

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Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score (1974)
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Box office
Grossed $53.3M worldwide, about 4.4 times its $12M budget
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Based on
Based on Papillon
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Setting
Set in South America, French Guiana and Devil's Island
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Music
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Fred Koenekamp
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Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr.Screenplay
Dalton TrumboScreenplay
Henri CharrièreBook
Status: Released
Release date: December 16, 1973
Original language: English
Budget: $12M
Revenue: $53.3M
Countries: United States of America, France

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