Based on a true story from 1947, the film follows five inmates at La Santé Prison in Paris as they plan and execute an elaborate tunnel escape. The tension stems from their decision to let a newcomer, Claude Gaspard, into their secret plot.
The film is famous for its "cinema of process"—showing the grueling, physical labor of the escape in real-time, including a famous nearly four-minute single shot of the men breaking through concrete. Le.Trou.1960.1080p.BluRay.AAC2.0.x264-Dariush_H...