Director(s)Robert Bresson
Producer(s)Alain Poiré, Jean Thuillier
Top GenresDrama, Thriller/Suspense, War
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A Man Escaped (1956) was a War - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Robert Bresson and produced by Alain Poiré and Jean Thuillier.

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A Man Escaped (1956)

By Beatrice on Apr 2, 2016 From Flickers in Time

A Man Escaped (Un condamn? ? mort s’est ?chapp? ou Le vent souffle o? il veu) Directed by Robert Bresson Written by Robert Bresson from a memoir by Andr? Devigny 1956/France Gaumont/Nouvelles Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental #322 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This... Read full article


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Bresson insisted on complete authenticity. Original author Andre Devigny served as adviser on the film, which was actually shot in the same Montluc prison where he was incarcerated. Devigny also loaned Bresson the ropes and hooks he had used in his escape.
Robert Bresson himself had been a prisoner of war during WWII.
Francois Leterrier was a philosophy student at the Sorbonne when he was chosen to play the lead.
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