| A Man Escaped | |
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| Directed by | Robert Bresson |
| Written by | Robert Bresson |
| Based on | a memoir by André Devigny |
| Produced by | Alain Poiré Jean Thuillier |
| Starring | François Leterrier Charles Le Clainche Maurice Beerblock Roland Monod |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Raymond Lamy |
| Music by | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French, German |
A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth (French: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le Vent souffle où il veut, which literally translates as: "A man condemned to death has escaped or The wind blows where it wants"; the subtitle is a quote from John 3:8) is a 1956 French prison film directed by Robert Bresson. It is based on a memoir by André Devigny, a member of the French Resistance who was held in Montluc prison during World War II by the occupying Germans, though the protagonist of the film was given a different name.
The film was screened in competition at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and it has been one of Bresson's most renowned works since its initial release.[2]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Man Escaped". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ Cunneen 2004, p. 59.