CinemaOSMovie · 1937 · 1h 54m · NR
Grand Illusion

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

79%(806)IMDbDramaHistoryWar

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.

Directed byJean Renoir

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
FR
Released
June 18, 1937
Revenue
$172,885
Studios
Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique

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La Grande Illusion Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Lieutenant Maréchal

Dita Parlo

Dita Parlo

Elsa

Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Fresnay

Captain de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Captain von Rauffenstein

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer

Georges Péclet

Georges Péclet

Officer

Werner Florian

Sergeant Arthur

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

Teacher

Sylvain Itkine

Lieutenant Demolder

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Engineer

Creative team
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Written by
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Produced by
Frank Rollmer
Albert Pinkovitch

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