A Man Escaped

1956 · directed by Robert Bresson

Rating
100/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

A Man Escaped (1956), directed by Robert Bresson, rates 100/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • François Leterrier
  • Charles Le Clainche
  • Maurice Beerblock
  • Roland Monod
  • Jacques Ertaud
  • Jean Paul Delhumeau
  • Roger Treherne
  • Jean Philippe Delamarre
  • Jacques Oerlemans
  • Klaus Detlef Grevenhorst

Crew

  • Léonce-Henri Burel — Director of Photography
  • Raymond Lamy — Editor
  • Robert Bresson — Writer

More from Robert Bresson

  1. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Pickpocket (1959) — 97/100 · hit
  3. Diary of a Country Priest (1951) — 84/100 · hit
  4. The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Les Dames du bois de Boulogne (1945) — 82/100 · hit
  6. Mouchette (1967) — 81/100 · hit

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