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A Great Drama of Human Emotions - Grand Illusion
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Title: Grand Illusion

Release Date: 4 Jun 1937

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Drama, History, War

Director: Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique

Production Companies: Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.8 (693 votes)

Cast

  • Le lieutenant Maréchal: Jean Gabin
  • Le capitaine de Boëldieu: Pierre Fresnay
  • Le capitaine von Rauffenstein: Erich von Stroheim
  • Le lieutenant Rosenthal: Marcel Dalio
  • Elsa: Dita Parlo
  • Cartier, l'acteur: Julien Carette
  • L'ingénieur: Gaston Modot
  • Le serrurier: Georges Péclet
  • Le sergent Arthur: Werner Florian
  • L'instituteur: Jean Dasté
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