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Grand Illusion

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.

1937 |1h 54m |  Drama, History, War

Videos

Cast

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Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal

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Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu

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Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

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Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal

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Dita Parlo

Elsa

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Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur

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Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur

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Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

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Jean Dasté

L'instituteur

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Habib Benglia

Le sénégalais

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Claude Vernier

L'officer prussien

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Russian, German, French, English

Budget

-

Revenue

$172,885.00