Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion (1937)

7.9 114 min Movie
DramaHistoryWar

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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.

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Cast

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo Dita Parlo Elsa
Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay Captain de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim Captain von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette Julien Carette Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges Péclet Georges Péclet Officer
Werner Florian Werner Florian Sergeant Arthur
Jean Dasté Jean Dasté Teacher
Sylvain Itkine Sylvain Itkine Lieutenant Demolder
Gaston Modot Gaston Modot Engineer
Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio Lieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques Becker Jacques Becker British Officer (uncredited)

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