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A Man Escaped

Captured French Resistance fighter Lieutenant Fontaine awaits a certain death sentence for espionage in a stark German prison in Lyon, France. Facing malnutrition and paralyzing fear, he must plot an extraordinary escape, complicated by the questions of whom to trust, and what lies beyond the small portion of the prison they are housed in.

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Francois Leterrier
Le lieutenant Fontaine
Charles Le Clainche
François Jost
Maurice Beerblock
Blanchet

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Awards

  • 1958 - Critics Award - Best Film - winner
  • 1957 - Best Director - - winner
  • 1957 - Palme d'Or - - nominated
  • 1958 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source - nominated

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