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Grand Illusion

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

After being captured in World War I, a group of French soldiers—among them the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal—wrestle with their own class divisions inside a German prison camp. Their transfer to a high-security fortress forces them to devise an escape, all while the aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who shares an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu, keeps a close watch.

Original title
La Grande Illusion
Genre
Drama, History, War
Director
Jean Renoir
Cast
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette, Georges Péclet, Werner Florian, Jean Dasté, Sylvain Itkine, Gaston Modot, Marcel Dalio, Jacques Becker, Habib Benglia, Pierre Blondy, Albert Brouett, Géo Forster, Georges Fronval, Karl Heil, Carl Koch, Little Peters
Country
France
Studios
Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Language
fr
Year
1937
Duration
114
Release date
1937-06-18
TMDB
7.859 · 810 votes
Status
Released

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