Jun 18, 1937
114 min
Full-HD

Grand Illusion (1937)

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.

Category

Drama History War

Country

France

Companies

Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique

Jean Gabin

Lieutenant Maréchal

Dita Parlo

Elsa

Pierre Fresnay

Captain de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim

Captain von Rauffenstein

Julien Carette

Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer

Georges Péclet

Officer

Werner Florian

Sergeant Arthur

Jean Dasté

Teacher

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