"Papillon made it to freedom. And for the remaining years of his life, he lived a free man. This, the infamous penal system in French Guiana, did not survive him."

"Did you hear about my wife? She married my attorney. Or, else, he married her. Although, actually, it doesn't really matter. I mean, it all works out to the same thing. Don't you think?"

"We've all got our sensitive spots."

"If you're going to catch leprosy, it's better to catch it from money than from people."

"Do you realize that the first man who carved a wheel out of stone used it as an ornament?"

"Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end. You've paid part of your debt to France."

"Me they can kill... You they own!"

"If I stay – here in this place – I will die!"

"Make the best of what we offer you, and you will suffer less than you deserve."

"Blame is for God and small children."

"A temptation resisted is a true measure of character."

"Darkness does wonders for a bad memory."

"Hey you bastards, I'm still here."

"It's up to you. You're worth just as much dead as you are alive. The rule here is total silence. We make no pretense of rehabilitation here. We're not priests, we're processors. A meatpacker processes live animals into edible ones. We process dangerous men into harmless ones. This we accomplish by breaking you. Breaking you physically, spiritually, and here. Strange things happen to the head here. Put all hope out of your mind... and masturbate as little as possible. It drains the strength."

"As of this moment, you are the property of the Penial Administration of French Guiana. After serving your full terms in prison, those with sentences of eight years or more, will remain in Guiana as workers and colonists, for a period equal to that of your original sentences. As for France, the nation has disposed of you. France has rid herself of you altogether! Forget France... and put your clothes on."

"Stratford Johns — Ismail"

"I shall invent an entirely new torture, against which there is no possible defense."

"I had no idea that mere domestic power could be so stimulating."

"He's evil. He's diabolical. He's invincible. He's engaged."

"BEWARE! See this movie - An hour later you'll want to see it again!"

"Peter Sellers — Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith"

"Helen Mirren — Alice Rage"

"David Tomlinson — Sir Roger Avery"

"Sid Caesar — Joe Capone"

"Simon Williams — Robert Townsend"

"Steve Franken — Pete Williams"

"John Le Mesurier — Perkins"

"John Sharp — Sir Nules Thudd"

"Clément Harari — Dr. Wretch"

"Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!"

"Regis Toomey — John Young"

"Nestor Paiva — Brown"

"Paul Guilfoyle — Smith"

"Denis Green — Crawford"

"Douglas Fowley — Jones"

"Frank McHugh — Windy"

"Robert Armstrong — Max O'Hara"

"Ben Johnson — Gregg"

"Terry Moore — Jill Young"

"Striking! Startling! Staggering!"

"You See It All Happen!"

"Ten Terrific Thrills!"

"Ji-Tu Cumbuka - Daryl"

"Don Familton - Referee"

"Reynaldo Rey - Gambler"

"Michael Buffer - Ring Announcer"