Grand Illusion

7.9 1937 Jean Renoir 1h 54m
Drama History War
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

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo Dita Parlo Elsa
Julien Carette Julien Carette Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot Gaston Modot L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet Georges Péclet Le serrurier
Darkroom Darkroom
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