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Le Trou( 1960)

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Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

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      Michel Constantin

      Geo Cassine

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      Jean Keraudy

      Roland Darban

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      Philippe Leroy

      Manu Borelli

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      Raymond Meunier

      Vossellin / Monseigneur

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      Marc Michel

      Claude Gaspard

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      Jean-Paul Coquelin

      Le lieutenant Grinval

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      André Bervil

      Le directeur de la prison

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      Eddy Rasimi

      Bouboule

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      Philippe Dumat

      Un gardien

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      Albert Augier

      Un gardien

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      Jean Becker

      Un gardien

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      Raymond Bour

      Un gardien

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      Lucien Camiret

      Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu qui refuse de s'alimenter

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      Durieu

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      Gérard Hernandez

      Le détenu à l'infirmerie

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      Jean Luisi

      Un détenu

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      Jean Minisini

      Le plombier qui vient réparer la fuite

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      Paul Pavel

      Le second plombier

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      Paul Préboist

      Un gardien

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      Marcel Rouzé

      Un gardien

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      Catherine Spaak

      Nicole

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      Dominique Zardi

      Le détenu qui assiste le gardien à la fouille

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Apr 21 2014
    The 1947 Escape Attempt At La Sante Prison. Le Trou (The Hole) is directed by Jacques Becker and adapted to screenplay by Becker, Jose Giovani and Jean Aurel from Giovani’s own novel. It stars Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel and Jean-Paul Coquelin. Jacques Becker’s last film before he would pass away shortly after the film’s completion, is a tightly wound prison procedural that deals in grim realism and claustrophobic sparsity. There’s no prison movie clichés here, there’s no sadistic prison staff, no Mr. Big who is in with the wardens and de...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    33187.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • escape
    • black and white
    • urination
    • warden
    • manhole
    • toothbrush
    • tunnel
    • hourglass
    • neo-noir