Grand Illusion
7.856
1937-06-04
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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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
1937-06-04
Runtime
114
Director
Jean Renoir
Budget
$0
Revenue
$172885
Genres
Drama
History
War
Language
Pусский
Production
Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
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Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
Werner Florian
Werner Florian
Jean Dasté
Jean DastéSylvain Itkine
Sylvain Itkine
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
Habib Benglia
Habib BengliaPierre Blondy
Pierre BlondyAlbert Brouett
Albert BrouettGeorges Fronval
Georges FronvalKarl Heil
Karl HeilCarl Koch
Carl KochLittle Peters
Little PetersClaude Sainval
Claude SainvalMichel Salina
Michel Salina
Claude Vernier
Claude Vernier
Géo Forster
Géo Forster