Grand Illusion (1937)
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Synopsis
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant MarΓ©chal, 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.
Director
Jean Renoir
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Revenue
$172 885
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Cast
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant MarΓ©chal
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de BoΓ«ldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
L'ingΓ©nieur
Georges PΓ©clet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Jean DastΓ©
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder
Jacques Becker
L'officier anglais