Le Trou 1960

Directed by Jacques Becker

2h 12m · drama, thriller, crime · Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy

8.2 on TMDB

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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.

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