1960 | France | Fiction

Le trou (The Hole)

  • French 131 mins
  • Director | Jacques Becker
  • Writer | Jacques Becker, José Giovanni, Jean Aurel
  • Producer | Serge Silberman

STATUS: Released

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In a Paris prison cell, five inmates use every ounce of their tenacity and ingenuity in an elaborate attempt to tunnel to freedom. Based on the novel by José Giovanni, Jacques Becker’s Le trou (The Hole) balances lyrical humanism with a tense, unshakable air of imminent danger.

Escape Prison Ingenuity Tension Survival
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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