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A Man Escaped

"Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film"

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

Top Cast

  • 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

Overview

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

Rating

7.9 / 10
615 Reviews
2 Popular

3 Reviews

  • tmdb47633491
    tmdb47633491
    8 Apr 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
    CinemaSerf
    7 Dec 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
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    8 Mar 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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