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With the simplest of concepts and sparest of techniques, Robert Bresson (Au hasard Balthazar) made one of the most suspenseful jailbreak films of all time in A Man Escaped. Based on the memoirs of an imprisoned French resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine’s single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and carrying out of his escape with gripping precision. But Bresson’s film is not merely process-minded—it’s a work of intense spirituality and humanity.
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Product Details
Actors: Francois Leterrier
Directors: Robert Bresson
Format: Blu-ray, Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English, French
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: March 26, 2013
Run Time: 101 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
ASIN: B00AQ6J3AG
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,923 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
#7 in Movies & TV > Blu-ray > Foreign Films
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Special Features
"Bresson: Without A Trace," a 1965 episode of the television program Cinéastes De Notre Temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview; The Road To Bresson, a 1984 documentary featuring interviews with filmmakers Louis Malle, Paul Schrader, and Andrei Tarkovsky; The Essence Of Forms, a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson's, including actor Fraçois Leterrier and director Bruno Dumont, share their thoughts about the director and his work; Functions Of Film Sound, a new visual essay on the use of sound in a Man Escaped, with text by film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson; Trailer
Cast & Crew
Performance Credits
Francois Leterrier Lt. Fontaine
Roland Monod De Leiris the Pastor
Jacques Ertaud Orsini
Roger Planchon
Maurice Beerblock Blanchet
Cesar Gattegno Le Prisonnier X
Charles LeClainche Francois Jost
Roger Treherne Terry
Technical Credits
Robert Bresson Director, Screenwriter
Léonce-Henri Burel Cinematographer
Pierre Charbonnier Production Designer
Raymond Lamy Editor
Alain Poiré Producer
Jean Thuillier Producer
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