France,
1956, 99 min
Directed by:
Robert BressonScreenplay:
Robert BressonCinematography:
Léonce-Henri BurelCast:
François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod, Roger Planchon, Jacques Ertaud, Jean Paul Delhumeau, Roger Treherne (more)Plots(1)
Robert Bresson writes and directs this 1950s French drama based on the memoirs of Andre Devigny. Lieutenant Fontaine (Francois Leterrier), a member of the French Resistance, is imprisoned and condemned to death by the Nazis. The film follows his attempts to escape from his cell at Montluc with the help of his teenage cellmate, Francois Jost (Charles le Clainche). (Artificial Eye)
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