A Man Escaped

Name: A Man Escaped
Director: Robert Bresson
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1956

1956

Robert Bresson

1956·Not Rated· France

France

Award tierGold

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from a German prison in France.

Cast

François Leterrier·Charles Le Clainche·Maurice Beerblock·Roland Monod

Languages

French

German

Major Awards

2 wins · 2 nominations

Wins (2)

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival (1957)

Best Director

Robert Bresson

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (1956)

Best Film

Robert Bresson

Nominations (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1957)

Palme d'Or

Robert Bresson

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1958)

Best Film from any Source