The Hole

Name: The Hole
Genre: Classic, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1960
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel

Jacques Becker19602h 11mClassic, Crime, Thriller

Why we chose it

Jean Keraudy, who plays Roland, really did take part in a prison escape, and critics have called the film the anti-“Shawshank”: no cruel warden, just inmates, concrete walls and a goal. In his last film, Jacques Becker keeps you guessing which of the five will be the first to talk.

Synopsis

In La Santé prison in Paris, 1947, four men sharing a cell have spent a long time quietly preparing to break out. During renovation work, a polite young prisoner called Claude Gaspard is moved in with them. They watch him closely for a while, and then they show him what’s under the floor.