Grand Illusion
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
1937-06-04 | 114 minutes
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.
Cast
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Jean GabinLe lieutenant Maréchal
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Pierre FresnayLe capitaine de Boëldieu
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Erich von StroheimLe capitaine von Rauffenstein
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Marcel DalioLe lieutenant Rosenthal
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Dita ParloElsa
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Julien CaretteCartier, l'acteur
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Gaston ModotL'ingénieur
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Georges PécletLe serrurier
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Jean DastéL'instituteur
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Jacques BeckerL'officier anglais
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Habib BengliaLe sénégalais
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