Un condamné à mort s'est échappé, ou, Le vent souffle où il vent A man escaped

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Title:

Author:

Poiré, Alain.

Edition:

(DVD version).

Publication Information:

New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

A French Resistance fighter is sent to an infamous prison in Lyon in 1943, where 7,000 of the 12,000 prisoners housed there died either by natural means or by execution. Lt. Fontaine is certain that execution awaits him, and begins planning his escape. For a period of time he goes it alone, but reluctantly takes on a partner. He gets some help from a couple of prisoners allowed to stroll in the exercise yard, but for the most part he is a figure of isolation.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.

Based on the memoir written by André Devigny.

Special features: original theatrical trailer.

Language:

French

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subject Term:

Escapes -- Germany -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama.