Grand Illusion
1937
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
June 4, 1937
Director
Jean Renoir
Runtime
1h 54m
Cast
Jean GabinPierre FresnayErich von StroheimMarcel DalioDita ParloJulien CaretteGaston ModotGeorges PécletWerner FlorianJean Dasté
Production
Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Genres
DramaHistoryWar