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A Man Escaped (1956)

"Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film"

7.9/10 1h 41m Nov 11, 1956
Drama Thriller

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Un condamné à mort s'est échappé
Original Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 1.0

Cast

François Leterrier
François Leterrier
Fontaine
Popularity: 0.3
Charles Le Clainche
Charles Le Clainche
Jost
Popularity: 0.1
Maurice Beerblock
Maurice Beerblock
Blanchet
Popularity: 0.1
Roland Monod
Roland Monod
Priest of Leiris
Popularity: 0.2
Jacques Ertaud
Jacques Ertaud
Orsini
Popularity: 0.3
No Photo" alt="Jean Paul Delhumeau" class="cast-photo">
Jean Paul Delhumeau
Hebrard
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Roger Treherne" class="cast-photo">
Roger Treherne
Terry
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Jean Philippe Delamarre" class="cast-photo">
Jean Philippe Delamarre
Le Prisonnier 110
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Jacques Oerlemans" class="cast-photo">
Jacques Oerlemans
Chief Warden
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst" class="cast-photo">
Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst
L'Officier de L'Abwehr
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Leonhard Schmidt" class="cast-photo">
Leonhard Schmidt
Escort Guard
Popularity: 0.1
Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon
Guard on a Bike
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Producer Alain Poiré, Jean Thuillier
Editor Raymond Lamy
Director Robert Bresson
Writer Robert Bresson

Production

Gaumont
FR
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
FR

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A Man Escaped - Original Trailer
A Man Escaped - Original Trailer
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Three Reasons: A Man Escaped
Three Reasons: A Man Escaped
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Bordwell and Thompson on A Man Escaped
Bordwell and Thompson on A Man Escaped
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Keywords

prison nazi escape world war ii rope prison escape escaped convict religion spoon train prison break lyon france

Reviews from TMDB

tmdb47633491 8/10
Apr 7, 2018

You can see much of where Tarkovsky got his patience from. The ending is given away by the title but somehow the last half hour / escape sequence is still, to quote another reviewer, unbearably suspenseful. I much prefer this Ian Curtis performance to anything he did for Joy Division.

CinemaSerf 7/10
Dec 25, 2022

Probably my favourite film from Robert Bresson, this tells the story of "Fontaine" (François Leterrier). He has been arrested by the Nazis on charges of spying and bombing, and is imprisoned without trial. His prognosis is not very good, but he is determined not to succumb to the fear and intimidat ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 11, 1956
Runtime 1h 41m
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 1.0
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