Grand Illusion
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.
Trailer
"A Great Drama of Human Emotions"
Crew
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Jean Renoir Director -
Jean Gabin Lieutenant Maréchal -
Dita Parlo Elsa -
Pierre Fresnay Captain de Boëldieu -
Erich von Stroheim Captain von Rauffenstein -
Julien Carette Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer -
Georges Péclet Officer -
Werner Florian Sergeant Arthur
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Jean Dasté Teacher
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