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Le Trou

Le Trou

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 18, 1960

Runtime

2h 12m

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Crime

User Score

83%

Original Title

Le Trou

Production Companies

Filmsonor, Play Art

Director

Jacques Becker

Revenue

$33,187

Description

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.