Le Trou
In a Paris prison cell, five inmates use every ounce of their tenacity and ingenuity in an elaborate attempt to tunnel to freedom. Based on the novel by José Giovanni, Jacques Becker’s Le trou (The Hole) balances lyrical humanism with a tense, unshakable air of imminent danger.
Starring Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel, Jean-Paul Coquelin, André Bervil, Eddy Rasimi, Philippe Dumat, Albert Augier
Watch "Le Trou" on Criterion Channel released in 1960. It's a crime and drama movie, and has a rating of 8.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.