A Man Escaped
Film1956101 min

A Man Escaped

Taste attributes: dramathrillerwarvehicleshistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Robert Bresson's Prize Winning Film"

Boxlist takeA weighty war film that is realistic and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

François LeterrierCharles Le ClaincheMaurice BeerblockRoland MonodJacques Ertaud

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1956
Runtime
101 min
Status
Released
Studio
Gaumont
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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