Grand Illusion
"A Great Drama of Human Emotions"
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.
About Grand Illusion (1937)
Released in 1937, Grand Illusion is a drama, history and war film from Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique (France). It was directed by Jean Renoir and written by Charles Spaak and Jean Renoir. The cast is led by Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim and Julien Carette. With a runtime of 1h 54m, the film averages 7.9/10 across 800 TMDB ratings.
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