Character Relationship Map: Le Trou

Characters

• Geo Cassine (played by Michel Constantin) — protagonist
• Roland Darban (played by Jean Keraudy) — protagonist
• Manu Borelli (played by Philippe Leroy) — supporting
• Vossellin / Monseigneur (played by Raymond Meunier) — supporting
• Un gardien (played by Jean Becker) — supporting
• Claude Gaspard (played by Marc Michel) — supporting
• Un détenu (played by Jean Luisi) — minor
• Un gardien (played by Raymond Bour) — minor
• Maurice Gaillardbois - Le détenu qui refuse de s'alimenter (played by Lucien Camiret) — minor
• Un gardien (played by Marcel Rouzé) — minor
• Le détenu à l'infirmerie (played by Gérard Hernandez) — minor
• Le lieutenant Grinval (played by Jean-Paul Coquelin) — supporting
• Le second plombier (played by Paul Pavel) — minor
• Nicole (played by Catherine Spaak) — minor
• Le plombier qui vient réparer la fuite (played by Jean Minisini) — minor
• Un gardien (played by Paul Préboist) — minor
• Le directeur de la prison (played by André Bervil) — supporting
• Bouboule (played by Eddy Rasimi) — supporting
• Un gardien (played by Philippe Dumat) — supporting
• Un gardien (played by Albert Augier) — supporting

Story Analysis

A claustrophobic prison drama focusing on the meticulous planning, execution, and ultimate collapse of a tunnel escape attempt.

Plot Progression

1. The Cellmate Coalition
2. Digging Toward Freedom
3. The Warden's Summons
4. Betrayal and Collapse