Grand Illusion
French · La Grande Illusion
Directed by Jean Renoir
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.
- Released
- 18 Jun 1937
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Also known as
- De groote illusie, Η Μεγάλη Ψευδαίσθηση, The Grand Illusion, Les Aventures du lieutenant Maréchal
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Writers
- Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
- Cinematography
- Christian Matras
- Music
- Joseph Kosma
- Editors
- Marguerite Renoir, Marthe Huguet
- Elsewhere
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- History
- War
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Cast
Jean Gabin
Lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Pierre Fresnay
Captain de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Captain von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette
Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges Péclet
Officer
Werner Florian
Sergeant Arthur
Jean Dasté
Teacher
Sylvain Itkine
Lieutenant Demolder
Gaston Modot
Engineer
Marcel Dalio
Lieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques Becker
British Officer (uncredited)
