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Le Trou
Summary: Distrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison-break scheme.
Release Date: February 14, 1997
Director:
Jacques Becker
Runtime: 2 h 11 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Domestic: $ 34,588
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