

Le Trou
Poor Gaspard...
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $33.2K
- Language
- French
- prison
- escape
- black and white
- urination
- warden
- manhole
- toothbrush
- tunnel
- hourglass
- neo-noir
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Music
Produced in
France, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNRNew York City, New York26 May 1964
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12 Feb 1961
- Physical21 Aug 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical8 Aug 1961
FinlandFI
- Theatrical28 Sept 1961
FranceFR
- Theatrical18 Mar 1960
- PremiereCannes Film Festival17 May 1960
- PhysicalDVD25 Mar 2003
- PhysicalBlu-Ray2 Sept 2020
GermanyDE
- Theatrical4 Nov 1960
ItalyIT
- Theatrical1 Apr 1960
JapanJP
- Theatrical7 Apr 1962
SpainES
- TheatricalMadrid5 Jul 1961
Frequently asked questions
Le Trou was released on 18 March 1960.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
4/21/2014
The 1947 Escape Attempt At La Sante Prison. Le Trou (The Hole) is directed by Jacques Becker and adapted to screenplay by Becker, Jose Giovani and Jean Aurel from Giovani’s own novel. It stars Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel and Jean-Paul Coquelin. Jacques Becker’s last film before he would pass away shortly after the film’s completion, is a tightly wound prison pr…
- S8/10
Steve
7/1/2016
This week's Noir of the Week is Le Trou (1960) directed by Jacques Becker. The film was called The Night Watch when released in the US in 1960. The 2 ½ hour prison escape film, like Rififi, utilizes long, unbroken, often dialogue-free shots to dramatize the simple story of a group of prisoners attempting an ambitious escape from prison. Le Trou is shot in black and white and is totally without soundtrack music unt…
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