Story Line
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.
“Poor Gaspard...”
Top Cast
Michel Constantin
Geo Cassine
Jean Keraudy
Roland Darban
Philippe Leroy
Manu Borelli
Raymond Meunier
Vossellin / Monseigneur
Marc Michel
Claude Gaspard
Jean-Paul Coquelin
Le lieutenant Grinval
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Rating
8.2/ 10
Release Date
1960-03-18
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
DramaThrillerCrime
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
9/10
•4/21/2014The 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, Raymo...
Steve
8/10
•7/1/2016This 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 dra...