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3	->"Hello. My friend Jacques Becker recreated a true story in all its detail. My story. It took place in 1947 at the Santé prison..."
4	-->--''Introduction by one of the real prisoners, Jean Keraudy, who's also part of the main cast''
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6	Also called ''The Night Watch'', ''Le Trou'' is a film by Jacques Becker[[note]]his last film in fact: he died weeks after shooting[[/note]] about a RealLife escape attempt by five inmates at La Santé prison in 1947. It is adapted from José Giovanni's book of the same name.
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8	The film is notable for its use of mostly non-actors, its sparse editing and its tense atmosphere. A few of the first-time actors would go on to have fruitful film careers and the film is now regarded as one of Keraudy's best.
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11	!!This film includes examples of:
12	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Geo
13	* GreatEscape: Perhaps a trope codifier in a few respects
14	* HeadbuttingHeroes: Gaspard and Geo and Gaspard and Manu
15	* TheInformant: [[spoiler: Gaspard]]
16	* JailBake: {{Subverted}} as all the food delivered is cut apart, poked and prodded.
17	* JerkassHasAPoint: Manu is agressive and confrontational, to the point of endangering the escape attempt. He also [[spoiler: distrusts Gaspard from the start and longer than the others do. He wasn't wrong…]]
18	* MacGyvering: By Roland
19	** A periscope made out of a mirror shard, thread and a brush.
20	** A sledgehammer improvised from a steel bed leg.
21	** Puppets made out of cardboard boxes, rope and bags.
22	** A silent alert system improvised out of a rope attached to a cell mate's toe.
23	** A master key crafted from a steel strip.
24	** A torch made from a rag and a shoe polish bottle.
25	** An hourglass (or 30-minute glass) made from two medicine bottles and sand.
26	* MeaningfulName: "Le trou" is slang for the jail, and most of the time is spent digging holes (trou also means hole).
27	* {{Prison}}: [[SarcasmMode Go figure]]
28	* PrisonEscapeArtist: Roland Darbant, played by Jean Keraudy who was one of the real-life escapees.
29	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Warden and guards in general are fair in their dealings with prisoners, [[WardensAreEvil in contrast to the film norm]].
30	* SleepingDummy: Actually more like puppets, which can be controlled by cell mates in adjacent beds.
31	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In subdued terms for the duration of the movie, as TheTeam has had to include Gaspard in their plans.
32	* WhatAreYouInFor
33	* YouAllMeetInACell

Context Film / LeTrou