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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 |
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