Grand Illusion (1937)
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
1937 · NR · 1h 54m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Jean Renoir
Writers: Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
Music by: Joseph Kosma
Cinematography: Christian Matras
Editor: Marthe Huguet, Marguerite Renoir
Rated 7.9/10 by 788 viewers
Cast
Jean Gabin as Lieutenant MaréchalDita Parlo as ElsaPierre Fresnay as Captain de BoëldieuErich von Stroheim as Captain von RauffensteinJulien Carette as Cartier, the Vaudeville PerformerGeorges Péclet as OfficerWerner Florian as Sergeant ArthurJean Dasté as TeacherSylvain Itkine as Lieutenant DemolderGaston Modot as EngineerMarcel Dalio as Lieutenant RosenthalJacques Becker as British Officer (uncredited)More like this
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