Le Trou

Mar 18, 1960

2h 12m

★ 8.2

Poor Gaspard...

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Filmsonor

Play Art

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Cast

Geo Cassine

Michel Constantin

Roland Darban

Jean Keraudy

Manu Borelli

Philippe Leroy

Vossellin / Monseigneur

Raymond Meunier

Claude Gaspard

Marc Michel

Le lieutenant Grinval

Jean-Paul Coquelin

Le directeur de la prison

André Bervil

Bouboule

Eddy Rasimi

Un gardien

Philippe Dumat

Un gardien

Albert Augier

Un gardien

Jean Becker

Un gardien

Raymond Bour

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