Grand Illusion (1937)
Original Title: La Grande Illusion
Drama
History
War
7.9 (717 votes)
1h 54m
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.
Details
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Writer
- Jean Renoir
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Dita Parlo
Erich von Stroheim
Gaston Modot
Georges Péclet
Jean Dasté
Jean Gabin
Julien Carette
Marcel Dalio
Pierre Fresnay
Werner Florian
Keywords
aristocrat
brotherhood
camp
countryside
escape
escape plan
escaped prisoner
france
fraternity
germany
humanism
prison camp
prisoner
prisoner of war
trying to escape
war injury
world war i
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