Grand Illusion

IMDb 7.9 1937 • 114 min • DramaHistoryWar

Director

Jean Renoir

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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