Jean Keraudy

Film actor

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Who is Jean Keraudy?

Jean Keraudy was the stage name of Roland Barbat. He was one of five inmates involved in a 1947 escape attempt from France's La Santé Prison.

He served as the inspiration for the character of Roland Darban in José Giovanni's 1957 novel The Hole. The two met while cellmates at La Santé.

In the 1960 film production of The Hole, director Jacques Becker cast him to play Darban.

He died in 2001.

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on July 23, 2013

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