A Man Escaped
by Robert Bresson1h351956France
Recommended byFrançois Truffaut, Laurent Cantet, Jacques Doillon, Lynne Ramsay, Pierre Salvadori, Nicolas Philibert, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Agnieszka Holland, Albert Dupontel, Michael Haneke
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During the Occupation, Lieutenant Fontaine of the Secret Army is arrested by the Germans and sentenced to death. Day by day, he awaits execution in his cell ' his only hope, escape. In a tense atmosphere, his minute technical preparations take shape: a sharpened spoon, a jimmied lock, some rope, and a few hooks. The situation comes to a head. He finally manages to escape, taking his new cell mate with him. A Robert Bresson masterpiece.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG) , Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
- Producer : Alain Poiré, Jean Thuillier
- Editing : Raymond Lamy
- Original Work Author : André Devigny
- Photo Director : Léonce-Henri Burel
- Set Decoration : Pierre Charbonnier
- Sound Recorder : Pierre-André Bertrand
- Director : Robert Bresson
- Distributor : Gaumont
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1956
- French release date : 11 November 1956
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : French
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Albert Dupontel
about A Man Escaped
of Robert BressonTous les détails de la mise en scène prennent un relief extraordinaire.