Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion (1937)

U/A 13+ 04/06/1937
  • Drama, History, War
  • 1 hr 54 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Revenue :$172,885
A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $0
  • Revenue :$172,885
A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal

Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo

Elsa

Julien Carette
Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur

Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté

L'instituteur

Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker

L'officier anglais

Habib Benglia
Habib Benglia

Le sénégalais

Claude Vernier
Claude Vernier

L'officer prussien

Géo Forster
Géo Forster

Maison-Neuve

lines
Crew Members
Christian Matras
Christian Matras

Director of Photography

Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié

Set Decoration

Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir

Director

Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir

Screenplay

Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak

Dialogue

Marguerite Renoir
Marguerite Renoir

Editor

Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié

Production Design

Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker

First Assistant Director

Claude Renoir
Claude Renoir

Camera Operator

Françoise Giroud
Françoise Giroud

Script

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