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A Man Escaped

Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film

8.0(644)19561h 41m4

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

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Language
German
  • prison
  • nazi
  • escape
  • world war ii
  • rope
  • prison escape
  • escaped convict
  • religion
  • black and white
  • spoon
  • train
  • period drama

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France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR26 Aug 1957
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical7 Nov 1960
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical11 Nov 1956
    • PremiereCannes Film Festival14 May 1957
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalALDVD28 Apr 2008
  • RussiaSU

    • Theatrical25 Feb 1963

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A Man Escaped was released on 11 November 1956.

Audience reviews

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    tmdb47633491

    4/7/2018

    8/10

    You can see much of where Tarkovsky got his patience from. The ending is given away by the title but somehow the last half hour / escape sequence is still, to quote another reviewer, unbearably suspenseful. I much prefer this Ian Curtis performance to anything he did for Joy Division.

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/25/2022

    7/10

    Probably my favourite film from Robert Bresson, this tells the story of "Fontaine" (François Leterrier). He has been arrested by the Nazis on charges of spying and bombing, and is imprisoned without trial. His prognosis is not very good, but he is determined not to succumb to the fear and intimidation of his oppressors. One night in his cell, he observes that the door that holds him is made of oak and other, softer w…

  • K

    kenhall05@btinternet.com

    3/30/2026

    8/10

    a story of incredible courage and resourcefulness.Inspired to do some research as to what happened to the main character Andre Devigny. He was recaptured in Spain and managed to escape again

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