Director(s)Jacques Becker
Producer(s)Serge Silberman
Top GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
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Le Trou (1960) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Jacques Becker and produced by Serge Silberman.

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Le Trou

By Michael on Apr 19, 2013 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Le Trou (Jacques Becker, 1960) Introduced by one of the five men who tried to escape the prison Paix la Sant? in France. This is the last film of director Jacques Becker, who died shortly after finishing the filming, Le Trou, is an excellent suspense film that however reminded of Grand Illusion, Be... Read full article


Le trou (1960)

By Beatrice on Apr 17, 2013 From Flickers in Time

Le trou (“The Hole”) Directed by Jacques Becker 1960/France Filmsonor/Play Art/Titanus #353 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Second viewing IMDb users say 8.3; I say 9.0 Jacques Becker’s meticulously wrought Le Trou?does not need appealing characters to get an audience ... Read full article


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Jean-Pierre Melville regarded this as one of the greatest French films ever made.
La Sante prison was replicated right down to the smallest details, thanks to the help of the three actual members of the escape whom Becker hired to serve as production consultants.
Shot over a period of 10 weeks.
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