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FRANCE · 1956

A Man Escaped

Robert Bresson
resistance and defiance human perseverance freedom and captivity World War II courage under oppression
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Synopsis

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

Year1956
CountryFrance
DirectorRobert Bresson
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