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A Man Escaped

A Man Escaped

Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film

19567.91h 41m

Overview

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

Directed by Robert Bresson
Written by Robert Bresson, André Devigny
Produced by Alain Poiré, Jean Thuillier
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Top 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

J

Jean Paul Delhumeau

Hebrard

R

Roger Treherne

Terry

J

Jean Philippe Delamarre

Le Prisonnier 110

J

Jacques Oerlemans

Chief Warden

K

Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst

L'Officier de L'Abwehr

Themes & Keywords

prisonnaziescapeworld war iiropeprison escapeescaped convictreligionblack and whitespoontrainprison breaklyon francetremprisãosegunda guerra mundialnazismo

About A Man Escaped

A Man Escaped is a drama, thriller film released in 1956 exploring themes of prison, nazi, escape, world war ii, rope, prison escape. Directed by Robert Bresson, it stars François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock. A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

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