Le Trou

Mar 18, 1960

2h 12m

★ 8.3

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

Titanus

Le Trou Trailers

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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