Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion

1937
1h 54m
7.9

7.9/10

768 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History War

"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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $172,885

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
Russian German French English

Keywords

prisoner france countryside escape germany world war i prisoner of war brotherhood camp aristocrat fraternity war injury escaped prisoner prison camp trying to escape escape plan humanism

Quick Facts

Original Title La Grande Illusion
Release Date June 4, 1937
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0028950

Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal

Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo

Elsa

Julien Carette
Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur

Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

Werner Florian
Werner Florian

Le sergent Arthur

Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté

L'instituteur

Sylvain Itkine
Sylvain Itkine

Le lieutenant Demolder

Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker

L'officier anglais

Key Crew

Jean Renoir
Director
Frank Rollmer
Producer
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Albert Pinkovitch
Producer