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Grand Illusion (1937)

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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.

Release: 1937-06-04
Runtime: 114 min
Rating: 7.856 / 10
Cast
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
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Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
L'officier anglais
Habib Benglia
Habib Benglia
Le sénégalais
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Pierre Blondy
Un soldat
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Albert Brouett
Un prisonnier
Georges Fronval
Georges Fronval
Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
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Karl Heil
Un officier de la forteresse
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Carl Koch
Un gendarme de campagne