Movie Description
La Grande Illusion
(1937)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Producer : Albert Pinkovitch,Frank Rollmer
- Writer : Charles Spaak,Jean Renoir
- Editor : Marthe Huguet,Marguerite Renoir
- Cast : Jean Gabin,Dita Parlo,Pierre Fresnay,Erich von Stroheim,Julien Carette,Georges Péclet,Werner Florian,Jean Dasté,Sylvain Itkine,Gaston Modot,Marcel Dalio,Jacques Becker,Habib Benglia,Pierre Blondy,Albert Brouett,Géo Forster,Georges Fronval,Karl Heil,Carl Koch,Little Peters,Claude Sainval,Michel Salina,Claude Vernier
Cast
Lieutenant Maréchal
Elsa
Captain de Boëldieu
Captain von Rauffenstein
Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Officer
Sergeant Arthur
Teacher
Lieutenant Demolder
Engineer
Lieutenant Rosenthal
British Officer (uncredited)
Senegalese (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Maison-Neuve (uncredited)
German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited)
Officer of the Fortress (uncredited)
Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited)
Elsa's Daughter (uncredited)
Captain Ringis (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Prussian Officer (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleLa Grande Illusion
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-06-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 54m
Revenue₹ 172885
Production CompaniesRéalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Genres
- Drama
- History
- War
