Grand Illusion (1937)
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Jean Gabin
as Lieutenant Maréchal
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Dita Parlo
as Elsa
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Pierre Fresnay
as Captain de Boëldieu
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Erich von Stroheim
as Captain von Rauffenstein
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Julien Carette
as Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
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Georges Péclet
as Officer
- Werner Florian as Sergeant Arthur
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Jean Dasté
as Teacher
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Sylvain Itkine
as Lieutenant Demolder
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Gaston Modot
as Engineer
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Marcel Dalio
as Lieutenant Rosenthal
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Jacques Becker
as British Officer (uncredited)
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Habib Benglia
as Senegalese (uncredited)
- Pierre Blondy as Soldier (uncredited)
- Albert Brouett as Prisoner (uncredited)
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Géo Forster
as Maison-Neuve (uncredited)
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Georges Fronval
as German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited)
- Karl Heil as Officer of the Fortress (uncredited)
Crew
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Jean Renoir
Director
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Christian Matras
Director of Photography
- Marthe Huguet Editor
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Marguerite Renoir
Editor
- Joseph Kosma Original Music Composer
- Albert Pinkovitch Producer
- Frank Rollmer Producer
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Charles Spaak
Writer
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Jean Renoir
Writer
