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.
Released: 1960
Runtime: 132
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, History
Stars: Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel, Jean-Paul Coquelin, André Bervil, Eddy Rasimi, Philippe Dumat, Albert Augier, Jean Becker, Raymond Bour, Lucien Camiret, Durieu, Gérard Hernandez, Jean Luisi, Jean Minisini, Paul Pavel, Paul Préboist, Marcel Rouzé, Catherine Spaak, Dominique Zardi
Le Trou 1960
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.