Film
Grand Illusion (1937)
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Drama, History, War· Directed by Jean Renoir· 114 min
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.
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- A Film of Great Power and Compassion!
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- Chosen by the 1958 Brussels Film Festival As One of the Six Best Films of All Time!
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Connections
Top billing
- Jean Gabin as Lieutenant Maréchal
- Dita Parlo as Elsa
- Pierre Fresnay as Captain de Boëldieu
- Erich von Stroheim as Captain von Rauffenstein
- Julien Carette as Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer