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.
Cast
Michel Constantin
Geo Cassine
Jean Keraudy
Roland Darban
Philippe Leroy
Manu Borelli
Raymond Meunier
Vossellin / Monseigneur
Marc Michel
Claude Gaspard
Jean-Paul Coquelin
Le lieutenant Grinval
André Bervil
Le directeur de la prison
Eddy Rasimi
Bouboule
Philippe Dumat
Un gardien
Albert Augier
Un gardien
Jean Becker
Un gardien
Raymond Bour
Un gardien
Lucien Camiret
Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu qui refuse de s'alimenter
Durieu
Unknown
Gérard Hernandez
Le détenu à l'infirmerie
Jean Luisi
Un détenu
Jean Minisini
Le plombier qui vient réparer la fuite
Paul Pavel
Le second plombier
Paul Préboist
Un gardien
Marcel Rouzé
Un gardien
Catherine Spaak
Nicole
Dominique Zardi
Le détenu qui assiste le gardien à la fouille
Crew
Jacques Becker
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
José Giovanni
Screenplay, Novel, Dialogue
Jean Aurel
Screenplay
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Geneviève Vaury
Editor
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Jean Becker
Assistant Director
Georges Charlot
Executive Producer, Production Manager
Serge Silberman
Producer
Georges Lourau
Co-Producer
Paul Laffargue
Line Producer
Rino Mondellini
Production Design
François Lauliac
Assistant Camera
Gilbert Chain
Assistant Camera
Jean Chiabaut
Assistant Camera
Jean Bareille
Sound Assistant
Maurice Dagonneau
Sound Assistant
Pierre-Louis Calvet
Sound Engineer
Philippe Arthuys
Original Music Composer
Henry Thibault
Still Photographer
Sophie Cloquet
Script Supervisor
Jean Taillandier
Assistant Decorator
Paul Moreau
Assistant Decorator
Jean Mottet
Production Manager
Jacqueline Dudilleux
Administration
Odette Laeupplée
Production Secretary
