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In Lyon in 1943, Fontaine, a member of the French Resistance, jumps out of the car that is taking him to Montluc prison. He is immediately apprehended, and his German captors handcuff him, beat him, and lock him up. Throughout his time in prison, Fontaine regularly hears gunfire as other inmates are executed.
A Man Escaped: Directed by Robert Bresson. With François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod. A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from a German prison in France.
Here is a movie about a man condemned to death in 1943 in Montluc, a Nazi prison camp in Lyon, inside German-occupied France. In a shot that comes even before the titles, we learn that 7,000 men were killed there during the war.
Based on the account of an imprisoned French Resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine’s single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and execution of his escape with gripping precision.
A Man Escaped is blockbuster Bresson, a well-acted POW drama that builds with subtle, seat-gripping tension. In a film based on the writings of French Resistance fighter and POW André Devigny ...
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Based on the account of an imprisoned French Resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and execution of his escape with gripping precision.
Captured French Resistance fighter Lieutenant Fontaine awaits a certain death sentence for espionage in a stark German prison in Lyon, France.
Mar 25, 2013 · R obert Bresson’s A Man Escaped (1956) is generally considered one of the greatest prison-break movies ever made. It was inspired by the story of André Devigny, a decorated French lieutenant in World War II who escaped from Fort Montluc prison in German-occupied Lyon in 1943 and was awarded the Cross of the Liberation by Charles de Gaulle ...
Based on the account of an imprisoned French Resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine’s single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and execution of his escape with gripping precision.
Man Escaped, A (1956) -- (Movei Clip) What Kind Of Men Imprisoned French resistance fighter Fontaine (Francois Leterrier) is moved upstairs by his Nazi captors, surveying his new surroundings, then dumping his slop pail, in Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped, 1956, from a memoir by Andre Devigny.
