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    Grand Illusion

    114'

    1937-06-18

    7.9

    A Great Drama of Human Emotions

    Drama,History,War

    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.

    DirectingJean RenoirWritingCharles Spaak

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    Cast

    2

    Lieutenant Maréchal

    Jean Gabin

    1

    Elsa

    Dita Parlo

    1

    Captain de Boëldieu

    Pierre Fresnay

    1

    Captain von Rauffenstein

    Erich von Stroheim

    2

    Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer

    Julien Carette

    1

    Officer

    Georges Péclet

    1

    Sergeant Arthur

    Werner Florian

    1

    Teacher

    Jean Dasté

    1

    Lieutenant Demolder

    Sylvain Itkine

    1

    Engineer

    Gaston Modot

    1

    Lieutenant Rosenthal

    Marcel Dalio

    1

    British Officer (uncredited)

    Jacques Becker

    1

    Senegalese (uncredited)

    Habib Benglia

    1

    Soldier (uncredited)

    Pierre Blondy

    1

    Prisoner (uncredited)

    Albert Brouett

    1

    Maison-Neuve (uncredited)

    Géo Forster

    1

    German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited)

    Georges Fronval

    1

    Officer of the Fortress (uncredited)

    Karl Heil

    1

    Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited)

    Carl Koch

    1

    Elsa's Daughter (uncredited)

    Little Peters

    1

    Captain Ringis (uncredited)

    Claude Sainval

    1

    (uncredited)

    Michel Salina

    1

    Prussian Officer (uncredited)

    Claude Vernier

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 172885
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. Russian
      2. German
      3. French
      4. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
    • Vote Count: 809
    • Popularity: 2.2187
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:La Grande Illusion

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