Robert Bresson: Un condamné à mort s`est échappé

Robert Bresson: Un condamné à mort s`est échappé [A person sentenced to death has escaped] [OmeU] France, 1956. R: Robert Bresson with François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, 101 min

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The French resistance fighter Fontaine was imprisoned by the German occupying forces in Montluc prison in Lyon in 1943 and sentenced to death. In his cell, he begins to prepare for his escape with the simplest means: He dismantles the door, manufactures tools and connects from Sto? and wire ropes. Shortly before the planned escape, he is assigned the young prisoner Jost, whom he must either trust or leave behind. Every hand gri? , every sound and every step becomes part of a precise battle for freedom.

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In 1943, the French Resistance Fighter Fontaine is imprisoned by the German occupying forces at Montluc Prison in Lyon and sentenced to death. In His Cell, He Begins Preparing His Escape with the Simplest of Means: He Dismantles the Door, Makes Tools and Fashions Ropes from Fabric and Wire. Shortly before the planned escape, the young prisoner Jost is assigned to share his cell, leaving Fontaine to decide whether to trust him or leave him behind. Every movement, every sound and every step becomes part of a meticulously planned struggle for freedom.