Movie · 1960
Le Trou
132 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller · Released
Composite
9.7
IMDb
8.5 / 10
24,256 votes
TMDB
8.2 / 10
601 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
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. 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.
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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
Raymond Bour
Un gardien
Lucien Camiret
Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu qui refuse de s'alimenter
Durieu
Gérard Hernandez
Le détenu à l'infirmerie
Jean Luisi
Un détenu
Jean Minisini
Le plombier qui vient réparer la fuite
Paul Pavel
Le second plombier
Paul Préboist
Un gardien
Marcel Rouzé
Un gardien
Crew
Art
- Rino Mondellini Production Design
- Jean Taillandier Assistant Decorator
- Paul Moreau Assistant Decorator
Camera
- Ghislain Cloquet Director of Photography
- Gilbert Chain Assistant Camera
- Jean Chiabaut Assistant Camera
- François Lauliac Assistant Camera
- Henry Thibault Still Photographer
Directing
- Jacques Becker Director
- Jean Becker Assistant Director
- Sophie Cloquet Script Supervisor
Editing
- Marguerite Renoir Editor
- Geneviève Vaury Editor
Production
- Serge Silberman Producer
- Jean Mottet Production Manager
- Paul Laffargue Line Producer
- Georges Charlot Executive Producer
- Georges Lourau Co-Producer
- Georges Charlot Production Manager
- Jacqueline Dudilleux Administration
- Odette Laeupplée Production Secretary
Sound
- Pierre-Louis Calvet Sound Engineer
- Philippe Arthuys Original Music Composer
- Jean Bareille Sound Assistant
- Maurice Dagonneau Sound Assistant
Writing
- José Giovanni Novel
- Jacques Becker Screenplay
- José Giovanni Screenplay
- Jean Aurel Screenplay
- Jacques Becker Dialogue
- José Giovanni Dialogue
