Synopsis
In a Paris prison cell, five inmates use every ounce of their tenacity and ingenuity in an elaborate attempt to tunnel to freedom. Based on the novel by José Giovanni, Jacques Becker’s Le trou (The Hole) balances lyrical humanism with a tense, unshakable air of imminent danger.
Cast
| Géo | Michel Constantin |
| Roland | Jean Keraudy |
| Manu | Philippe Leroy |
| Monseigneur | Raymond Meunier |
| Gaspard | Mark Michel |
| Grinval, a guard | J. Paul Coquelin |
| The warden | André Bevril |
| Bouboule, a guard | Eddy Rasimi |
| Nicole | Catherine Spaak |
Credits
| Director | Jacques Becker |
| Screenplay | Jacques Becker, José Giovanni and Jean Aurel |
| From the novel by | José Giovanni |
| Cinematography | Ghislain Cloquet |
| Sets | Rino Mondellini |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir and Geneviève Vaury |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- PLUS: Reprinted excerpts from the 1964 U.S. pressbook
From the Current
The Time It Takes: Le Trou and Jacques Becker
by Oct 15, 2001With recent retrospectives and video releases of several films, the United States is in the midst of a Jacques Becker revival. The rediscovery of Becker is an unusual opportunity because Becker was never discovered to start with. He’s tended to be more of a name than a presence in French film . . .
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