A Man Escaped
- Original title
- Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
- Year
- 1956
- Running time
- 99 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Robert Bresson. Autobiography: André Devigny
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- Music
- Cinematography
Léonce-Henri Burel (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Prison Drama. Nazism. II World War
- Synopsis
- April 1943, during WWII. Fontaine, a 27 years old young man who is a member of the French Resistance fighting against the nazis, is arrested by the Gestapo in order to be interrogated. Fontaine suspects that he will be executed, so he begins to plan his escape.
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- Awards
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1957: Cannes Film Festival: Best Director1957: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Film1957: National Board of Review: Top Best Foreign Language Films1957: French Critics Awards (Syndicate of Cinema Critics): Best Film.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 19 My Favorite French Movies (107)
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