Grand Illusion (1937)

  • NR
  • 09/12/1937 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 1h 54m

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

Overview

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.

Jean Renoir

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Jean Gabin's headshot

Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay's headshot

Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim's headshot

Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio's headshot

Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo's headshot

Dita Parlo

Elsa
Julien Carette's headshot

Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot's headshot

Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet's headshot

Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

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