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Le Trou

NR
Movie
1960
2h 12m
French
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
8.3
IMDB
Le Trou (1960) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
89

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Jean Keraudy
Roland Darban
Philippe Leroy
Manu Borelli
Raymond Meunier
Vossellin / Monseigneur
Marc Michel
Claude Gaspard
JeanPaul Coquelin
Le lieutenant Grinval
Andr Bervil
Le directeur de la prison
Eddy Rasimi
Bouboule
Philippe Dumat
Un gardien
Albert Augier
Un gardien
Jean Becker
Un gardien
Raymond Bour
Un gardien
Lucien Camiret
Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu q...
Grard Hernandez
Le détenu à l'infirmerie
Jean Luisi
Un détenu
Jean Minisini
Le plombier qui vient réparer la f...
Paul Pavel
Le second plombier
Paul Prboist
Un gardien
Marcel Rouz
Un gardien
Dominique Zardi
Le détenu qui assiste le gardien �...
Directed By: Jacques Becker
Written By: Jacques Becker (Screenplay), José Giovanni (Novel), + 2 more

Featured Comments/Tips

tisha.srivastav says...
5 years ago
Super prison escape film. Has some real unhurried energy and plays off the inmates well. Sadly, the director's last film. The posters here https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/movie-poster-of-the-week-the-films-of-jacques-becker
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Juliosoft says...
5 years ago
One of the best jail evasion movies I've seen, you see the whole process step by step, almost every hit to make the tunnel.
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RickD says...
6 years ago
Exciting movie with great actors. It was fun to watch the movie.
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soonertbone says...
2 months ago
I continue to think about this movie, weeks after I watched it. Remarkable the way we learn almost no expository information about the characters, yet each of the prisoners and their personalities are etched into my mind. It's a beautiful, brutal movie where every piece connects and flows seamlessly. Absolute gut punch.
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Featured User Reviews

John Chard
6 years ago
The 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, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel and Jean-Paul Coquelin. More
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Steve
6 years ago
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 a More
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