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A Man Escaped

1956 · 101 min

Quiet, meticulous, and unbearably tense; you watch every small sound and gesture with held breath.

Tagline
Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film
Overview
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • faith
  • war
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Robert Bresson
Written by
Robert Bresson
Starring
François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod, Jacques Ertaud, Jean Paul Delhumeau, Roger Treherne, Jean Philippe Delamarre
Cinematography
Léonce-Henri Burel
Runtime
101 min
Country
France
Languages
German, French

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