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Grand Illusion (1937)

FrenchFilm1937114 minDrama, History, War★ 7.9/10

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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.

Directed by
Jean Renoir
Starring
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay
Music
Joseph Kosma
Released
1937-06-18
Original title
La Grande Illusion

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Cast

Jean GabinJean GabinLieutenant Maréchal
Dita ParloDita ParloElsa
Pierre FresnayPierre FresnayCaptain de Boëldieu
Erich von StroheimErich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein
Julien CaretteJulien CaretteCartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges PécletGeorges PécletOfficer
Werner FlorianSergeant Arthur
Jean DastéJean DastéTeacher
Sylvain ItkineLieutenant Demolder
Gaston ModotGaston ModotEngineer
Marcel DalioMarcel DalioLieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques BeckerJacques BeckerBritish Officer (uncredited)

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