
Grand Illusion (1937)
“A Great Drama of Human Emotions”
1h 54m·1937
IMDb8.1/10RT97%TMDB7.9/10
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.
Director: Jean Renoir
Where to Watch · US
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Top Cast

Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal

Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal

Dita Parlo
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