Un condamné à mort s'est échappé, ou, Le vent souffle où il vent : A man escaped /

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé, ou, Le vent souffle où il vent : A man escaped /

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A French Resistance fighter is sent to an infamous prison in Lyon in 1943, where 7,000 of the 12,000 prisoners housed there died either by natural means or by execution. Lt. Fontaine is certain that execution awaits him, and begins planning his escape. For a period of time he goes it alone, but relu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Gaumont (Firm), Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm), New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Poiré, Alain, Thuillier, Jean, Bresson, Robert, Leterrier, François, Le Clainche, Charles, Beerblock, Maurice, Monod, Roland, Ertaud, Jacques, 1924-1995, Delhumeau, Jean Paul, Treherne, Roger, Delamarre, Jean Philippe, Burel, Léonce-Henri, 1892-1977, Lamy, Raymond, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, Charbonnier, Pierre, Devigny, André, 1916-1999
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Published: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004]
Subjects:
Escapes > Germany > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:A French Resistance fighter is sent to an infamous prison in Lyon in 1943, where 7,000 of the 12,000 prisoners housed there died either by natural means or by execution. Lt. Fontaine is certain that execution awaits him, and begins planning his escape. For a period of time he goes it alone, but reluctantly takes on a partner. He gets some help from a couple of prisoners allowed to stroll in the exercise yard, but for the most part he is a figure of isolation.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Based on the memoir written by André Devigny.
Special features: original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, L.H. Burel ; editor, Raymond Lamy ; original music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; production designer, Pierre Charbonnier.
ISBN:156730351X
9781567303513