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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Cast
22 people
Michel Constantin
Geo Cassine
Known for
The Vultures
Let's Not Get Angry
Jean Keraudy
Roland Darban
Philippe Leroy
Manu Borelli
Known for
The Night Porter
Sandokan
Raymond Meunier
Vossellin / Monseigneur
Known for
The Truth
Dandelions by the Roots
Marc Michel
Claude Gaspard
Known for
Lola
Bebo's Girl
Jean-Paul Coquelin
Le lieutenant Grinval
Known for
Captain Blood
André Bervil
Le directeur de la prison
Also in
At the Grand Balcony
Keep an Eye on Amelia
Eddy Rasimi
Bouboule
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Philippe Dumat
Un gardien
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Asterix vs. Caesar
Albert Augier
Un gardien
Known for
Asterix in Britain
The Gendarme in New York
Jean Becker
Un gardien
Also in
Say it with Flowers
Heart to Heart
Raymond Bour
Un gardien
Also in
Voilà Montmartre
Fernandel the Dressmaker
Jacques Becker Director · Jean Aurel Screenplay José Giovanni Screenplay
Worldwide gross $33K · United States release May 26, 1964 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,187
Production
Filmsonor
Production
Play Art
Production
Titanus
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 18, 1960
Theatrical
United States · May 26, 1964
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Denmark
August 8, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
September 28, 1961 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 1960 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
March 25, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 2, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
November 4, 1960 · Theatrical
Italy
April 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1962 · Theatrical
Spain
July 5, 1961 · Theatrical · Madrid
United Kingdom
February 12, 1961 · Theatrical
August 21, 2017 · Physical
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