Le Trou

About Le Trou

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.

Jacques Becker's Le Trou is a 1960 crime thriller film. Michel Constantin takes the lead as Geo Cassine, Jean Keraudy as Roland Darban, Philippe Leroy as Manu Borelli, and Raymond Meunier as Vossellin.

At 132 minutes long, it arrived in March 1960. Written by Jacques Becker and Jean Aurel.

Shelv files it under tunnel, urination, warden, and hourglass. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel. It scores 8.2 out of 10 from 610 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Down by Law, A Man Escaped, and Birdman of Alcatraz make useful companions to Le Trou, all filed under black and white, escape, and prison.