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1956·101 min·Released

A Man Escaped

“Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film”

Drama
Thriller

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

7.9(617 votes)

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A Man Escaped - Original Trailer

Cast & Crew

François Leterrier

François Leterrier

Fontaine

Charles Le Clainche

Charles Le Clainche

Jost

Maurice Beerblock

Maurice Beerblock

Blanchet

Roland Monod

Roland Monod

Priest of Leiris

Jacques Ertaud

Jacques Ertaud

Orsini

Jean Paul Delhumeau

Jean Paul Delhumeau

Hebrard

Roger Treherne

Roger Treherne

Terry

Jean Philippe Delamarre

Jean Philippe Delamarre

Le Prisonnier 110

Jacques Oerlemans

Jacques Oerlemans

Chief Warden

Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst

Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst

L'Officier de L'Abwehr

Leonhard Schmidt

Leonhard Schmidt

Escort Guard

Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

Guard on a Bike

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Written on 4/7/2018

You can see much of where Tarkovsky got his patience from. The ending is given away by the title but somehow the last half hour / escape sequence is still, to quote another reviewer, unbearably suspenseful. I much prefer this Ian Curtis performance to anything he did for Joy Division.

CinemaSerf

Written on 12/25/2022

Probably my favourite film from Robert Bresson, this tells the story of "Fontaine" (François Leterrier). He has been arrested by the Nazis on charges of spying and bombing, and is imprisoned without trial. His prognosis is not very good, but he is determined not to succumb to the fear and intimidation of his oppressors. One night in his cell, he observes that the door that holds him is made of oak and other, softer wood - can he find a way to escape before he faces the inevitable firing squad? It's the meticulous pace of this that is really effective. Leterrier is super as we, the audience, feel like we are sharing his daily risks. Day to day, never knowing whether he will survive. Surrounded by fellow inmates who may (or may not) be trustworthy. When he is unexpectedly saddled with a room-mate his choices and options become limited and imperative - and right to the very end, we are never quite certain as to what the denouement may bring. Mozart could never have imagined that his "Kyrie" and his "Agnus Dei" pieces could ever have been used to such chilling effects and the whole film just reeks of peril and authenticity right from the start. If you get a chance to see it on a big screen, then I'd heartily recommend you take it - it's only 100 minutes, but they are intense and compelling.

kenhall05@btinternet.com

Written on 3/30/2026

a story of incredible courage and resourcefulness.Inspired to do some research as to what happened to the main character Andre Devigny. He was recaptured in Spain and managed to escape again

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A Man Escaped - Original Trailer

A Man Escaped - Original Trailer

Three Reasons: A Man Escaped

Three Reasons: A Man Escaped

Bordwell and Thompson on A Man Escaped

Bordwell and Thompson on A Man Escaped