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A Man Escaped (1956)

NR ★ 7.9/10 101 min Drama, Thriller France French
Director: Robert Bresson
Dialogue: Robert Bresson
Scenario Writer: Robert Bresson
Author: André Devigny
Writer: Robert Bresson
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Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film

Description

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

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Top Cast

François Leterrier
François Leterrier Fontaine
Charles Le Clainche
Charles Le Clainche Jost
Maurice Beerblock
Maurice Beerblock Blanchet
Roland Monod
Roland Monod Priest of Leiris
Jacques Ertaud
Jacques Ertaud Orsini
Jean Paul Delhumeau Hebrard
Roger Treherne Terry
Jean Philippe Delamarre Le Prisonnier 110

A Man Escaped Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #699
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #646
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #82
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #95

Critic Curated

Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #194
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #100

Filmmaker Curation

Alfonso Cuarón's Favorite Movies
Various #03
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #133
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #185
Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #78
Lynne Ramsay's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #32

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #54

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #15
Showdown Great Escapes
Letterboxd Showdown #15
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #42

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