Movie Description
La Grande Illusion
(1937)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Producer : Frank Rollmer,Albert Pinkovitch
- Editor : Marthe Huguet,Marguerite Renoir
- Cast : Jean Gabin,Pierre Fresnay,Erich von Stroheim,Marcel Dalio,Dita Parlo,Julien Carette,Gaston Modot,Georges Péclet,Werner Florian,Jean Dasté,Sylvain Itkine,Jacques Becker,Habib Benglia,Pierre Blondy,Albert Brouett,Roger Forster,Georges Fronval,Karl Heil,Carl Koch,Little Peters,Claude Sainval,Michel Salina,Claude Vernier
Cast
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Elsa
Cartier, l'acteur
L'ingénieur
Le serrurier
Le sergent Arthur
L'instituteur
Le lieutenant Demolder
L'officier anglais
Le sénégalais
Un soldat
Un prisonnier
Maison-Neuve
Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
Un officier de la forteresse
Un gendarme de campagne
Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
Le capitaine Ringis
L'officer prussien
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Facts
Original TitleLa Grande Illusion
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 54m
Revenue₹ 172885
Production CompaniesRéalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Genres
- Drama
- History
- War
