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 | Lorenzo Semple Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | Ted Richmond | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Producer |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Production | Franklin J. Schaffner | Producer |
| Directing | Franklin J. Schaffner | Director |
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Baur | Casting |
| Art | Anthony Masters | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Joe Nayfack | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert Watts | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kuki López Rodero | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mickey Sherrard | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Roberto Parra | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Maxsted | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Pueo | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Bill MacSems | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Emmett Emerson | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles H. Schram | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | José López Rodero | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Art | Hugh Scaife | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Derek Ball | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Gene Stout | Gaffer |
| Writing | Henri Charrière | Book |
| Camera | Thomas Laughridge | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jack Courtland | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Alex Weldon | Special Effects |
| Sound | Erma E. Levin | Music Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Reggie Jones | Key Grip |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Dar Robinson | Stunts |
