A Man Escaped

Original title: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut

19561956
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 41min

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

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A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.

Director
- Robert Bresson
Writers
- André Devigny(memoir)
- Robert Bresson(scenario)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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A Man Escaped: The Criterion Collection

A Man Escaped: The Criterion Collection

François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Charles Le Clainche and François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Charles Le Clainche and François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Charles Le Clainche and François Leterrier in Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

Director
- Robert Bresson
Writers
- André Devigny(memoir)
- Robert Bresson(scenario) (dialogue)
All cast & crew
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Captured French Resistance fighter Lieutenant Fontaine awaits a certain death sentence for espionage in a stark Nazi prison in Lyon, France. Facing malnourishment and paralyzing fear, he must plot an extraordinary escape, complicated by the questions of whom to trust, and what lies beyond the small portion of the prison they are housed in. —Sam Spector

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Taglines
- Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide

Trivia
Robert Bresson insisted on complete authenticity. Original author André Devigny served as adviser on the film, which was actually shot in the same Montluc prison where he was incarcerated. André Devigny also loaned Robert Bresson the ropes and hooks he had used in his escape.

Quotes
Le lieutenant Fontaine: I think my courage abandoned me for a moment and I cried.

Alternate versions
After the "Fin" title card, there is a version that plays music to a black screen, while another version displays "Exit Music" in white letters against the black screen.

Connections
Featured in The Road to Bresson (1984)

Soundtracks
Great Mass in C Minor, No.16 (K.427) - Kyrie
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Top review

10/10

Amazing, one of the best movies ever made

Though the title seems to ruin the ending, the movie isn't boring for a moment. Suspense to the end. Marvelous filmmaking. The movie follows slowly and quietly the day of the prisoner who's to be executed and plans an escape. I don't know what else to say. You have to watch this. 32 of the 46 voters gave it a 10! Genius. They don't make movies like this often. Must See for movie lovers and all.

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Release date
- August 26, 1957 (United States)
Country of origin
- France
Languages
- French
- German
Also known as
- A Man Escaped or: The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth
Filming locations
- Studios de Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France
Production companies
- Gaumont
- Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
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Runtime
- 1h 41min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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