Story Line
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
“Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film”
Top Cast
François Leterrier
Fontaine
Charles Le Clainche
Jost
Maurice Beerblock
Blanchet
Roland Monod
Priest of Leiris
Jacques Ertaud
Orsini
Jean Paul Delhumeau
Hebrard
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
1956-11-11
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
DramaThriller
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User Reviews (3)
tmdb47633491
8/10
•4/7/2018You can see much of where Tarkovsky got his patience from. The ending is given away by the title but somehow the last half hour / escape sequence is still, to quote another reviewer, unbearably suspenseful. I much prefer this Ian Curtis performance t...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•12/25/2022Probably my favourite film from Robert Bresson, this tells the story of "Fontaine" (François Leterrier). He has been arrested by the Nazis on charges of spying and bombing, and is imprisoned without trial. His prognosis is not very good, but he is de...
kenhall05@btinternet.com
8/10
•3/30/2026a story of incredible courage and resourcefulness.Inspired to do some research as to what happened to the main character Andre Devigny. He was recaptured in Spain and managed to escape again