Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Le Trou easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Le Trou end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Le Trou

Name: Le Trou
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1960
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel

Poor Gaspard...

Directed by Jacques Becker

Produced by Filmsonor, Play Art

1960132 min8.2 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic neo-noir about imprisoned men bound by a desperate escape plan, where trust becomes as fragile as their tunnel.

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.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Roads and Railways Water and Waterways Film Genres and Movements Blue-Collar Jobs

Genres

Drama Thriller Crime

Keywords

Prison Escape Black And White Urination Warden Manhole Toothbrush Tunnel Hourglass Neo-noir

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Is Le Trou sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Le Trou easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Le Trou end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Le Trou violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Le Trou scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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