A Man Escaped

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-08-26

Languages:

French, German

Countries:

France

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (10644 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Bresson

Genres:

Drama Thriller War

Cast:

Franèois Leterrier Charles Le Clainche Maurice Beerblock Roland Monod

Writer:

Robert Bresson (scenario and dialogue)

Andrè Devigny (memoir)

Fullplot:

French Resistance activist Andre Devigny is imprisoned by the Nazis, and devotes his waking hours to planning an elaborate escape. Then, on the same day, he is condemned to death, and given a new cellmate. Should he kill him, or risk revealing his plans to someone who may be a Gestapo informer?

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