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Un condamné à mort s'est échappé : or, Le vent souffle où il veut = The wind blows where it wishes /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Gaumont (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: 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, Devigny, André, 1916-1999, Charbonnier, Pierre
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:French
Language Notes:French dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection : Image Entertainment, 2013.
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 650.
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: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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Based on the memoir written by André Devigny.
Special features: Bresson: Without a Trace, a 1965 episode of Cineastes de notre temps; The essence of forms, a forty-five-minute documentary from 2010; new visual essay; trailer; booklet.
Videorecording] = A man escaped.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray Disc, full screen (1:33:1) presentation; PCM mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, L.H. Burel ; editor, Raymond Lamy ; original music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; production designer, Pierre Charbonnier.