Overview
Plot
In a World War I German prison camp, French soldiers from different social classes clash and bond. Transferred to a high-security fortress, they plan an escape under the watch of aristocratic officer von Rauffenstein, who shares an unexpected connection with Captain de Boeldieu.
- Directors
- Jean Renoir
- Cast
- Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette, Georges Péclet, Werner Florian, Jean Dasté, Sylvain Itkine, Gaston Modot, Marcel Dalio, Jacques Becker, Habib Benglia, Pierre Blondy, Albert Brouett, Géo Forster, Georges Fronval, Karl Heil, Carl Koch, Little Peters
- Country
- France
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Release date
- 1937-06-18
- Studios
- Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Plot
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Grand Illusion Plot and Cast
French soldiers, including patrician Captain de Boeldieu and working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, confront their class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. Transferred to a high-security fortress, they must devise an escape while under the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
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