Le Trou (1960)

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.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime

What to watch after Le Trou

• Le deuxième souffle (1966) — Same subject: prison
• Le Samouraï (1967) — Same subject: neo-noir
• Le cercle rouge (1970) — Same subject: prison, escape
• Army of Shadows (1969) — Same feel: tense, realistic
• Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) — Jacques Becker directed both
• A Man Escaped (1956) — Same subject: prison, escape