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14 February 1997 (USA)
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Just as 4 cell-mates are about to launch their elaborate escape from a tiny cell, a detainee from a cell-block under repair is transferred in...
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.
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1 nomination
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Jacques Becker's Lasting Opus
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Michel Constantin | ... | Geo Cassine |
| Jean Keraudy | ... | Roland Darbant |
| Philippe Leroy | ... | Manu Borelli |
| Raymond Meunier | ... | Vossellin / Monseigneur |
| Marc Michel | ... | Claude Gaspard (as Mark Michel) |
| Jean-Paul Coquelin | ... | Le lieutenant Grinval (as J. Paul Coquelin) |
| André Bervil | ... | Le directeur |
| Eddy Rasimi | ... | Bouboule |
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132 min | West Germany:121 min (1984 restored version)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Becker died two weeks after completing the film.
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Featured in Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie (2001)
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Before his life was cut short prematurely, Director Jacques Becker created his very personal film, "Le Trou" ("The Hole"). Using mostly then nonprofessional actors, M. Becker elicited extremely naturalistic and powerful performances in a reportedly true-life prison-escape drama set in France.
It was especially interesting to see Marc Michel in his film debut. Made four years before Michel scored a hit as Roland in "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg," Michel here subtely creates a fascinating character. His work is seemingly effortless, yet always intriguing. He stands at the center of a group of convicts planning a daring escape--a group which has difficulty in fully trusting his loyalty.
The routine of prison life as well as the actual escape is done with such detail that the viewer feels part of the action. The black-and-white photography enhances the realism of the presentation, done without a musical background.
Generally a "forgotten film," "Le Trou" is a carefully constructed prison drama, most convincingly executed. It is a credit to both a hard working cast and director.