Le Trou

Le Trou

★ 8.2IMDb Score
Released:1960-03-18
Duration:132 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Jacques Becker
Actors:Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel
Production:Filmsonor, Play Art, Titanus

Overview:

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.

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