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La Santé Prison (named after its location on the Rue de la Santé) (French: Maison d'arrêt de la Santé or Prison de la Santé) is a prison operated by the French Prison Service of the Ministry of Justice located in the east of the Montparnasse district of the 14th arrondissement in southern Paris, France at 42 Rue de la Santé.
Jean Keraudy. Jean Keraudy (1920–2001) was the stage name of Roland Barbat, a French prisoner, later came to fame playing himself in the French film The Hole (French: Le Trou ). [1] 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 Darbant in ...
The film is based on a true event concerning five prison inmates in La Santé Prison in France in 1947. Becker, who died just weeks after shooting had wrapped, cast mostly non-actors for the main roles, including one man (Jean Keraudy) who was actually involved in the 1947 escape attempt, and who introduces the film. [ 1 ]
Mountjoy Prison where on October 31, 1973, three IRA members escaped in a hijacked helicopter [1] Prison de la Santé where on May 26, 1986, Michel Vaujour was flown out of the prison by his wife [2] There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter. One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel ...
Penalty. 20 years. Jacques Mesrine ( French pronunciation: [ʒak mɛʁin, mɛsʁin]; [ a] 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final ...
La Santé Prison, Paris, France: Cause of death: Execution by guillotine: Jacques Fesch (April 6, 1930 – October 1, 1957) was a French convicted criminal who ...
On 6 August 1909, the guillotine was used at the junction of the Boulevard Arago and the Rue de la Santé, behind the La Santé Prison. The last public guillotining in France was of Eugen Weidmann , who was convicted of six murders.
22 September 1971. Claude Buffet (19 May 1933 – 28 November 1972) was a French criminal who was executed along with his accomplice, Roger Bontems (1936–1972), on 28 November 1972 by guillotine at La Santé Prison and buried at Ivry Cemetery. Both men had been convicted of the murders of prison warder Guy Girardot and prison nurse Nicole ...