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The Hole (French: Le Trou) is a 1960 French crime film directed by Jacques Becker. It is an adaptation of José Giovanni's 1957 book The Break. It was called The Night Watch when first released in the United States, but is released under its French title today.
The Hole: Directed by Jacques Becker. With Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier. Distrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison-break scheme.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Jacques Becker
- 1997-02-14
Currently you are able to watch "The Hole" streaming on Criterion Channel. Synopsis Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell.
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- Durieu
- Jacques Becker
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Having nothing to lose, the hardened criminals and inmates of cell 6, Block 11, the ingenious leader, Roland; insouciant Geo; cheeky, Monseigneur, and distrustful Manu, have decided to take the calculated risk of breaking out of La Santé Prison in France.
Becker details the ambient violence of prison life, the hidden negotiations between captives and captors, and the solidarity of detainees, but his... If you ever wind up in a French prison, don’t smuggle in a file – just bring a DVD of this movie.
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- 2 min
- Jacques Becker
The Hole is a 1960 French crime film directed by Jacques Becker. It is an adaptation of José Giovanni's 1957 book The Break. It was called The Night Watch when first released in the United States, but is released under its French title today.
The film tells the true story of five prison inmates in La Santé Prison in France in 1947, where the men dig, tunnel, and saw in an attempt to escape. Director Becker, who died just weeks after shooting on the film had wrapped, used mostly non-actors for the main roles in the film, including one man (Jean Keraudy) who was actually involved in ...
