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18/03/1960 Drama, Thriller, Crime 2h 12m
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Poor Gaspard...

Overview

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.

  1. Jacques Becker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michel Constantin

    Geo Cassine

  2. Jean Keraudy

    Roland Darban

  3. Philippe Leroy

    Manu Borelli

  4. Raymond Meunier

    Vossellin / Monseigneur

  5. Marc Michel

    Claude Gaspard

  6. Jean-Paul Coquelin

    Le lieutenant Grinval

  7. André Bervil

    Le directeur de la prison

  8. Eddy Rasimi

    Bouboule

  9. Philippe Dumat

    Un gardien

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Reviews

A review by Steve
Written by Steve on 2016-07-01
This week's Noir of the Week is Le Trou (1960) directed by Jacques Becker. The film was called The Night Watch when released in the US in 1960.

The 2 ½ hour prison escape film, like Rififi, utilizes long, unbroken, often dialogue-free shots to dramatize the simple story of a group of prisoners attempting an ambitious escape from prison. Le Trou is shot in black and white and is totally without soundtrack music until the very end.

The film begins with one of the escapees, now outside the Santé Prison walls introducing the story. The film then flashes back to the Paris prison in 1947.

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$33,187.00

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