A man escaped

DVD 2013

Based on the memoirs of an imprisoned French resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and carrying out of his escape with gripping precision.

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Devigny, André, 1916-1999 Fiction

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Feature films Fiction Foreign films Motion pictures, French Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 650 Criterion collection ; 650 DVD

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ISBN:

9781604657074
156730351X

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (101 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
monochrome
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Robert Bresson's a man escaped

Notes:

Number of discs may vary
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
Based on the narrative by André Devigny
For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc
Director of photography, L.H. Burel ; production designer, Pierre Charbonnier ; music by Mozart ; film editor, Raymond Lamy
François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod, Jacques Ertaud
For private home use only
French dialogue with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

2474457

UPC:

715515104111

Other Authors:

Beerblock, Maurice, approximately 1930-1998, actor
Bresson, Robert, film director, screenwriter
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Ertaud, Jacques, 1924-1995, actor
Gaumont (Firm), presenter
Janus Films, presenter
Le Clainche, Charles, actor
Leterrier, François, actor
Monod, Roland, actor
Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm), production company

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