Jean Keraudy
Roland Barbat
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Born in Boulogne-Billancourt to a blacksmith, Roland Barbat trained as a mechanic before his wartime activities led to a series of imprisonments and daring escapes, earning him the nickname “King of Escape.” After a notorious 1947 breakout from La Santé Prison that inspired José Giovanni’s novel Le Trou, Barbat was cast by Jacques Becker to portray his own alter-ego, Roland Darbant, in the 1960 fi…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
