A Man Escaped

A Man Escaped

Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film

1956•1h 41m•7.9/10

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Ratings

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7.9/10(601)

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

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Production

Gaumont, Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

François Leterrier

François Leterrier

Fontaine

Charles Le Clainche

Charles Le Clainche

Jost

Maurice Beerblock

Maurice Beerblock

Blanchet

Roland Monod

Roland Monod

Priest of Leiris

Jacques Ertaud

Jacques Ertaud

Orsini

Jean Paul Delhumeau

Hebrard

Roger Treherne

Terry

Jean Philippe Delamarre

Le Prisonnier 110

Jacques Oerlemans

Chief Warden

Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst

L'Officier de L'Abwehr

Leonhard Schmidt

Escort Guard

Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

Guard on a Bike

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