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Grand Illusion (1937)

Jun 18, 1937 · 1h 54m

7.9/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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Top cast

  • Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Lieutenant Maréchal
  • Dita Parlo Dita Parlo Elsa
  • Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay Captain de Boëldieu
  • Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim Captain von Rauffenstein
  • Julien Carette Julien Carette Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
  • Georges Péclet Georges Péclet Officer
  • Werner Florian Sergeant Arthur
  • Jean Dasté Jean Dasté Teacher
  • Sylvain Itkine Lieutenant Demolder
  • Gaston Modot Gaston Modot Engineer
  • Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio Lieutenant Rosenthal
  • Jacques Becker Jacques Becker British Officer (uncredited)
  • Habib Benglia Habib Benglia Senegalese (uncredited)
  • Pierre Blondy Soldier (uncredited)
  • Albert Brouett Prisoner (uncredited)
  • Géo Forster Géo Forster Maison-Neuve (uncredited)

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