Film·1937·NR·1h 54m

Grand Illusion

DramaHistoryWar

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 by Jean Renoir

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Cast

12 credited

Jean Gabin
Jean GabinLieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo
Dita ParloElsa
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre FresnayCaptain de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette
Julien CaretteCartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges Péclet
Georges PécletOfficer
Werner Florian
Werner FlorianSergeant Arthur
Jean Dasté
Jean DastéTeacher
Sylvain Itkine
Sylvain ItkineLieutenant Demolder
Gaston Modot
Gaston ModotEngineer
Marcel Dalio
Marcel DalioLieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques Becker
Jacques BeckerBritish Officer (uncredited)

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