François Leterrier: François Leterrier. Actor: A Man Escaped. Though François Leterrier's career evolved from assistant director to writer and director, he left an important mark in cinema with an acting role as the leading man in Robert Bresson's immortal classic A Man Escaped (1956), as Fontaine, the man who skillfully tries several ways and attempts to escape from prison during World War II. He only acted once more in Resnais' Stavisky (1974)...
Known For: A Man Escaped (Le lieutenant Fontaine), Elevator to the Gallows (Second Unit or Assistant Director), The Bodyguard (Director), Tranches de vie (Director)