A Man Escaped
Director Robert Bresson totally involves the viewer in the gripping and uplifting true story of the escape of a second World War resistance fighter who was imprisoned and sentenced to death by the Nazis. This masterpiece is imbued with an aesthetic and transcendental poetry which is entirely Bresson's own.
Year: 1956
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, French Cinema, True Stories, Best of the 1950s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: France
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Francois Letterier, Charles Le Clainche
Duration: 99 Minutes
Rating: PG
Subtitles: Yes
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