Le trou AKA The night watch AKA The hole (1960) - classic French prison drama directed by Jacques Becker, starring Jean Keraudy, Michel Constantin, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel and André Bervil

Rating 8.5/10
Runtime: 131 min
Language: French
Country: France/Italy
Directed by: Jacques Becker
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054407/

Cast

Jean Keraudy ... Roland Darbant
Michel Constantin ... Geo Cassine
Philippe Leroy ... Manu Borelli
Raymond Meunier ... Vossellin
Marc Michel ... Claude Gaspard
André Bervil ... Le directeur de la prison
Jean-Paul Coquelin ... Le lieutenant Grinval
Eddy Rasimi ... Bouboule

Description: In 1947, in La Santé Prison in Paris, the inmate Claude Gaspard is transferred to the cell of Geo Cassine, Roland Darbant, Manu Borelli and Vossellin a.k.a. Monseigneur. Gaspard befriends the four cell-mates who soon disclose to him that they have long sentences and they have plotted an escape plan from the prison. Gaspard joins the quartet, digging a tunnel through the sewage system. On the day that they are ready to go, Gaspard is called to the warden's office and learns that his wife has dropped her accusation against him. He stays for two hours with the warden and when he returns to the cell, his mates have serious suspicions about what he talked about to the warden...

Screens:

Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/66yRuX6KgVC


Also a set of extras included:

* Interview with Ginette Vincendeau - in this video interview, professor Ginette Vincendeau discusses the original event that inspired Le Trou and the film's history and style (in English, not subtitled, 7 min)
* Interview with Jean Becker - in this new video interview, director Jean Becker, who assisted Jacques Becker during the shooting of Le Trou, recalls some of the ideas and suggestions he had for his father; his impressions of Roland Barbat (the thief apparently lived in his car and at one point disappeared for a couple of days because he felt that he was again a prisoner); the casting process, the critical reception of the film and the work of the new New Wave directors. The interview was conducted exclusively for StudioCanal (in French, with English subtitles, 20 min)
* Interview with Philippe Leroy - in this new video interview, Philippe Leroy recalls how he was cast to play Manu Borelli in Le Trou without having any acting experience, and discusses the atmosphere during the shooting of the film as well as his admiration for the King of Jailbreaks, Roland Barbat. The interview was conducted exclusively for StudioCanal (in Italian, with English subtitles, 6 min)
* Interview with Jean Keraudy - in this archival interview, Roland Barbat discusses his real life, the time he spent in prison (he escaped six times and each time his sentence was increased), and his involvement with Le Trou (in French, with English subtitles, 7 min)
* L'envers du Decor/Behind the Scenes - this documentary film takes a closer look at the fascinating history of Jacques Becker's Le Trou. Included in it are archival interviews with writer/director Jose Giovanni, actor Marc Michel, assistant director Jean Becker and others. The documentary was produced by Pierre-Francois Glaymann (in French, with English subtitles, 33 min)

Video and audio information:

Video : 5.37 GB, 5852 Kbps, 24 fps, 960x576 (1.66:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 105 MB, 112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Persian, Vietnamese closed captions embedded, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, German, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Persian, Vietnamese) posters and screenshots included