De film vertelt het verhaal van Henri Charriere, een kleine crimineel die onterecht wordt veroordeeld voor moord, en een levenslange gevangenisstraf krijgt op Frans Guyana. Hij is vastberaden te ontsnappen, maar zijn eerste poging mislukt.
Nee, helaas is Papillon nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Producer |
| Production | Franklin J. Schaffner | Producer |
| Writing | Lorenzo Semple Jr. | Screenplay |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ted Richmond | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Franklin J. Schaffner | Director |
| Art | Anthony Masters | Production Design |
| Production | Jack Baur | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bill MacSems | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mickey Sherrard | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Pueo | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lighting | Gene Stout | Gaffer |
| Art | Jack Maxsted | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Reggie Jones | Key Grip |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Production | Robert Watts | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Roberto Parra | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Erma E. Levin | Music Editor |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Hugh Scaife | Set Dresser |
| Production | Emmett Emerson | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles H. Schram | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Kuki López Rodero | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joe Nayfack | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Crew | Alex Weldon | Special Effects |
| Sound | Derek Ball | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Henri Charrière | Book |
| Camera | Jack Courtland | Camera Operator |
| Directing | José López Rodero | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Thomas Laughridge | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Dar Robinson | Stunts |
