Captured French Resistance fighter Lieutenant Fontaine awaits a certain death sentence for espionage in a stark Nazi prison. Facing malnourishment and paralyzing fear, he must engineer an extraordinary escape, complicated by the questions of whom to trust, and in the absence of options, how to kill?
Robert Bresson
François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod
11 Nov 1956 (France)
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.tt0049902 , Prison, Nazis, Rope, Escape, Religion, Escaped Convict, Spoon, Train