Grand Illusion
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
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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.
Cast
Jean GabinLe lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre FresnayLe capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von StroheimLe capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel DalioLe lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita ParloElsa
Julien CaretteCartier, l'acteur
Gaston ModotL'ingénieur
Georges PécletLe serrurierWerner FlorianLe sergent Arthur
Jean DastéL'instituteur
Sylvain ItkineLe lieutenant Demolder
Jacques BeckerL'officier anglaisCrew
DirectorJean Renoir
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Original TitleLa Grande Illusion
Release DateJune 4, 1937
Revenue$172,885
LanguagesRussian, German, French, English
StudiosRéalisation d'Art Cinématographique
