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Le Trou
“Poor Gaspard...”
8.2 / 10• 1960• 2h 12m•NR• French
DramaThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michel Constantin
Geo Cassine
Lead
Jean Keraudy
Roland Darban
Philippe Leroy
Manu Borelli
Raymond Meunier
Vossellin / Monseigneur
Marc Michel
Claude Gaspard
Jean-Paul Coquelin
Le lieutenant Grinval
André Bervil
Le directeur de la prison
Eddy Rasimi
Bouboule
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Becker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Le Trou is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
