Grand Illusion (1937)

"A Great Drama of Human Emotions"

7.9 June 18, 1937 1h 54m Released
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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)

  • Habib Benglia

    Habib Benglia

    Senegalese (uncredited)

  • Pierre Blondy

    Pierre Blondy

    Soldier (uncredited)

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