Jailbreak is a subject that Europe and the United States like to shoot, the classic prison break movies and TV series are also many, today XiaoQi wants to share with you is that as of now, the 10 highest scores of Douban prison break movies.
Arranged by Douban score:
TOP10: "Prisoner of War Train", released in 1965, 117 minutes, Douban score 8.3.
Directed by Mark Robson, co-written by David Wissemmel, Joseph Landon, Wendell Metz, and starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard and others, POW Train tells the story of Ryan, a captured American officer, who led 400 PRISONERs of war to escape by train during World War II.
Netizen "Bavarian Dionysus" commented:
The classic prisoner of war escape film is an alternative railway travel blockbuster!
The hijacked train, from a prisoner-of-war camp in southern Italy, passed through Rome, Florence, Verona and Milan, and finally plunged into the Alps and fled to the safety of Switzerland!
The plot is sometimes tense and exciting, sometimes hilarious, except for the German army, which is slightly retarded, and everything is done very well.
TOP09: "The Great Escape", released in 1963, 172 minutes, Douban score 8.4.
Directed by John Sturges, co-written by Paul Brixier, James Clavel, William Riley Burnett, and starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough and others, The Great Escape tells the story of Germany during World War II, in a prisoner-of-war camp where 250 Allied prisoners of war were held, Pilot Hill worked with Roger and others on the Fugitive Commission, and although 76 Allied troops escaped from the camp, it was the biggest challenge to escape the pursuit.
Netizen Evaluation:
The film is based on the real events of World War II Allied pilot Bertram James and others, the group portrait is very wonderful, everyone has their own personality, the early stage is very happy, the treatment of prisoners of war looks good, and the later stage finally shows a cruel side, which makes people sigh
TOP08: "The Great Mirage", released in 1937, 114 minutes, Douban score 8.4.
Directed by Jean Renoir, written by Jean Renoir and Charles Spock and starring Eric von Stroheim, Jean Gabben, Dita Parlo and others, the film tells the story of three French pilots escaping from prison in a German concentration camp during World War I.
It is hard to imagine that there was such a good prison escape movie in 1937, and it is also a classic anti-war masterpiece, the war is painful, even if the winner of the prisoner of war (temporary), the senior German general, the spine will be broken, and there will be husbands and brothers in the rear who are going to support the family; the film also shows the human part, the senior German and French generals who cherish each other, the fugitive who falls in love with the widow, and the border patrol who is merciful to the fugitives.
TOP07: "Escape from Sobibor", released in 1987, 143 minutes, Douban score 8.5.
Directed by Jack Gaud, written by Richard Rushk and Reginald Ross, starring Alan Arkin, Joanna Pakula, Rutger Hal and others, "Escape from Sobiburg" tells the story of the Jews imprisoned in the Sobiburg concentration camp near the end of World War II, preparing to escape from prison, but because they did not think of a proper way to get everyone to leave, until a group of Russian soldiers were imprisoned, they joined forces to lead 600 people to escape, 300 of whom successfully escaped, becoming a miracle in history.
The film is based on the story of the revolt of the prisoners in Sobiburg, the brutal Nazis, the so-called let the Jews go to the bath, in fact, let them queue up to enter the gas chamber, prisoners will find the relics of their relatives when doing handicrafts, if there are prisoners to escape, the Nazis will slaughter the corresponding number of prisoners, and finally the shot of everyone running towards the forest is really shocking.
TOP06: "Battlefield Army Soul", released in 1953, 120 minutes, Douban score 8.5.
Directed by Billy Wilder, written by Billy Wilder and Edwin Bloom, starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger and others, "Soul of the Battlefield" tells the story of world war II, two prisoners in the German Army's Prison No. 17 escaped from prison, but were betrayed and killed, Sefton, who made a lot of money doing business in prison, was suspected by everyone, and the secrets in prison were still leaked again and again, was the traitor really Sefton? Another time someone is going to break out of jail, this time will he succeed?
Netizen "Showa Shock Bowbird" commented:
Wilder's family was killed by the Germans in World War II, and the film is undoubtedly full of mockery of the Germans and even the Americans hiding needles in their pockets.
The serious and gloomy concentration camps have become a noisy courtyard here, the group portraits are wonderful, and the bull is to dissolve such a small group, dissolve the division of the class and the criticism of the collective consciousness, and the anti-hero figure such as Sefton is undoubtedly the face of the capitalist. Wilder was always adept at incorporating social tenacity into his script and bursting out clever and precise passages.
TOP05: "Death Row Escape", released in 1956, 101 minutes, Douban score 8.5.
Directed and written by François Letreuer, Charles LeCleine and others, Death Row escapes the story of French Lieutenant Francis, who was sentenced to death in a Nazi prison, prepared to escape from prison and successfully escaped a few hours before his execution.
The film is based on real people and real events, with condensed and straightforward shots, first-person perspective, calm and restrained inner monologue, the first half is slightly stuffy, the second half is tense and exciting, and the sense of substitution is strong.
TOP04: "Blue Wave Female Thief", released in 1997, 110 minutes, Douban score 8.6.
Directed by Katia von Garnier, written by Uvi William and Katia von Garnier, starring Katia Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolet Krebitz, Hoffman Yuta and others, it tells the story of four women who form an orchestra in prison and get the opportunity to perform at a police ball, they successfully escape, they sing during the police round-up, and soon become famous, but can they be free, and can humanity withstand the test?
Netizen "Marty McFly" and others commented:
Prison escape + highway + music movie, it can also be said that it is a feminist movie, the four heroines are wild and unrestrained love freedom, now look at the possible lens language is more naïve MV, the plot also has a lot of unrealistic places, but the spirit of desperately pursuing freedom is very moving, the ending is too unforgettable, there is a kind of "end of the road crazy flower" like dashing and tragic.
TOP03: "Babylon", released in 1973, 151 minutes, Douban score 8.7.
Directed by Franklin Schaffner, written by Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semper and others, and starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman and others, The Barbilon is a prison escape film based on the best-selling book of the same name published by French prisoner Henry Charlemagne in 1969.
The film tells the story of Henry Charlele, nicknamed Papillon, who is exiled to a hard labor camp called "Devil's Island", and on the escort ship, the strong Charlele protects the cunning rich Louis Degas, and with the help of Louis Degas, Charlele escapes from prison again and again, is captured again and again, and finally successfully escapes from prison.
Netizen "dropped" comments:
A completely unsettling prison escape film, a slow narrative rhythm, a strong contrast between the magnificent natural landscape and the small individual, the delicate ambient sound and the long soundtrack, and the dramatic low-key hard light, all of which make the whole film covered by a sense of isolation and loneliness. The aftertaste is endless and the staying power is full.
TOP02: "Hole", released in 1960, 132 minutes, Douban score 9.2.
Directed and written by Jacques Baker and starring Mark Michel, Jean Kelletti, Philippe Leroy and others, "The Hole" tells the story of a new prisoner Claude in Cell 11 in the French rehabilitation prison in 1947, and the original prisoners are carefully planning their escape, and the polite Claude gains their approval and allows him to join the action, but at this time Claude gets the good news of freedom...
Netizens "Yingzhi" and "Lu Zhiyu" commented:
This kind of storytelling prison break film, the close-up of the technical details of the prison break is eye-catching, the whole process is worrying, nervous like walking on thin ice, but calm and free, in addition, the film also tells us that if we want to escape from prison, it is useless to just be technical, layer by layer of holes, that is the abyss of human nature.
TOP01: The Shawshank Redemption, released in 1994, 142 minutes, Douban score 9.7.
Directed and written by Frank De la Bonter and starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and others, The Shawshank Redemption is based on Stephen King's novella of the same name, telling the story of banker Andy entering Shawshank Prison for murdering his wife, his life from the peak of his life to hell on earth, after a brief period of bullying, Andy uses his expertise to help prison management evade taxes and launder money, and life gradually gets better, but he never gives up his freedom.
Douban, IMDb two major rating sites are ranked first in the movie, this movie depicts too much content, the darkness of society, the technology of escaping... The most important thing is to depict hope, also in prison, old Brooke, Red, Andy, different prisoners have different choices, fear makes you a prisoner, high walls make you disconnected from society, hope to let you regain your freedom.
If you look at the depth of the movie to be expressed, of these 10 prison escape movies, "The Shawshank Redemption" is indeed the first place in film history; but if you look at it from the perspective of prison break, several of them, such as "The Hole", "Death Row Escape", and "The Great Escape", will not be worse than "The Shawshank Redemption", but because these movies were released in the 50s/60s, many people have not seen it.
If you've seen them all, which of the 10 highest-rated prison break movies on Douban is your favorite?