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Le trou

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Four prison inmates (Michel Constantin, Raymond Meunier, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy) have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard (Marc Michel), 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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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 08/31/2017
As long as men have been placed behind bars they've plotted to escape, and those plans have powered prison-break movies without end. But even in that large group, "Le Trou" stands apart. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice 06/27/2017
If you ever wind up in a French prison, don't smuggle in a file - just bring a DVD of this movie. It's practically a guide to breaking out. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 06/26/2017
Becker details the ambient violence of prison life, the hidden negotiations between captives and captors, and the solidarity of detainees, but his deeply empathetic, fanatically specific view of his protagonists leaves out some elements. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 11/16/2024
One of the greatest prison films ever made ... Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension 12/11/2020
The film now looks sharp and crisp, with a stark contrast to its spare but soulful black and white imagery. But that's not the main reason to run out and see it. Do so because it may very well be the greatest movie ever made about breaking out of prison. Go to Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine 05/07/2019
A failure of imagination both ways: too much realism in the tunneling, too little at the end. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jacques Becker

Director

Michel Constantin

Geo Cassine

Marc Michel

Claude Gaspard

Raymond Meunier

Vossellin

Jean Keraudy

Roland Darbant

Andre Bervil

Le directeur

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four prison inmates (Michel Constantin, Raymond Meunier, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy) have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard (Marc Michel), 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.
Director
Jacques Becker
Screenwriter
José Giovanni, Jean Aurel
Production Co
Titanus, Filmsonor
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.8K
Runtime
2h 25m