Movie
A Man Escaped
1956NR1h 41m7.9 / 10
Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
More about A Man Escaped
Cast
François LeterrierFontaine
Charles Le ClaincheJost
Maurice BeerblockBlanchet
Roland MonodPriest of Leiris
Jacques ErtaudOrsiniJean Paul DelhumeauHebrard
Roger TreherneTerry
Jean Philippe DelamarreLe Prisonnier 110
Credits
- Directed by
- Robert Bresson
- Written by
- Robert Bresson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Un condamné à mort s'est échappé
Production
GaumontFrance- Nouvelles Éditions de FilmsFrance
Themes
black and whiteescapeescaped convictlyon francenaziperiod dramaprisonprison break
