Le Trou (1960)

8.3/10 132 min Drama Thriller Crime

Overview

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system – yet their escape is anything but assured.

Cast

Michel Constantin

Geo Cassine

Jean Keraudy

Roland Darban

Philippe Leroy

Manu Borelli

Raymond Meunier

Vossellin / Monseigneur

Marc Michel

Claude Gaspard

Jean-Paul Coquelin

Le lieutenant Grinval

André Bervil

Le directeur de la prison

Eddy Rasimi

Bouboule

Philippe Dumat

Un gardien

Albert Augier

Un gardien

Jean Becker

Un gardien

Lucien Camiret

Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu qui refuse de s'alimenter

Gérard Hernandez

Le détenu à l'infirmerie

Jean Luisi

Un détenu

Paul Pavel

Le second plombier

Paul Préboist

Un gardien

Marcel Rouzé

Un gardien

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