Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

• DirectorJacques Becker
• Release18 March 1960
• Genre
  Drama / Thriller
• Duration2h 12m
• Budget?
• Revenue$33,187
• Rate
  

  8.254
  515 reviews
• Productions

  Filmsonor, Play Art