Grand Illusion (1937)

Grand Illusion (1937)

A Great Drama of Human Emotions 1937-06-04 France 114 Min. PG-13
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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 Gabin is Le lieutenant Maréchal
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay is Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim is Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio is Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo is Elsa
Elsa
Julien Carette is Cartier, l'acteur
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot is L'ingénieur
L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet is Le serrurier
Le serrurier
Werner Florian is Le sergent Arthur
Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté is L'instituteur
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine is Le lieutenant Demolder
Le lieutenant Demolder
Jacques Becker is L'officier anglais
L'officier anglais

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