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Le trou

1960 · Movie · NR · 132 min · ★ 8.3 · 89% critics

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Four inmates quietly prepare a risky escape by digging through their cell floor, but their plan is shaken when a new prisoner is moved in. As they decide whether to trust him, the group works in tense secrecy, inching toward freedom through improvised tools and sheer determination.

Also known as The Night Watch · The Hole

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Details
Original title
Le Trou
Years
1960
Release date
1960-03-18
Language
French
Rated
NR
Runtime
132 min
Critic score
89/100
TMDB rating
8.3/10 (574 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, realistic prison-escape story focused on trust, teamwork, and meticulous problem-solving, in the vein of The Wages of Fear; Not for you if you dislike slow, procedural pacing.

Pros: gripping step-by-step suspense; raw, realistic feel; strong bond and trust | Cons: slow, detail-heavy pacing; claustrophobic setting; loud, repetitive digging

Themes

  • prison
  • escape
  • black and white
  • urination
  • warden
  • manhole
  • toothbrush
  • tunnel
  • hourglass
  • neo-noir

Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Becker