Grand Illusion (1937)
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.
Director: Jean Renoir
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Jean Gabin as Lieutenant Maréchal |
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Dita Parlo as Elsa |
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Pierre Fresnay as Captain de Boëldieu |
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Erich von Stroheim as Captain von Rauffenstein |
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Julien Carette as Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer |
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Georges Péclet as Officer |
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Werner Florian as Sergeant Arthur |
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Jean Dasté as Teacher |
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Sylvain Itkine as Lieutenant Demolder |
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Gaston Modot as Engineer |
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Marcel Dalio as Lieutenant Rosenthal |
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Jacques Becker as British Officer (uncredited) |
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Habib Benglia as Senegalese (uncredited) |
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Pierre Blondy as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Albert Brouett as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Géo Forster as Maison-Neuve (uncredited) |
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Georges Fronval as German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited) |
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Karl Heil as Officer of the Fortress (uncredited) |
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Carl Koch as Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited) |
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Little Peters as Elsa's Daughter (uncredited) |
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Claude Sainval as Captain Ringis (uncredited) |
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Michel Salina as (uncredited) |
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Claude Vernier as Prussian Officer (uncredited) |
| Production | Albert Pinkovitch | Producer |
| Production | Frank Rollmer | Producer |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Decrais | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raffels | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Editing | Marthe Huguet | Editor |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Production | Raymond Blondy | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jacques Becker | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Rips | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzy Berton | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Maurice Barnathan | Location Manager |
| Sound | Emile Vuillermoz | Conductor |
| Crew | Carl Koch | Technical Supervisor |
| Writing | Charles Spaak | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Renoir | Writer |
| Camera | Sam Levin | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Françoise Giroud | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Alexandre Laurié | Props |
| Art | Raymond Pillon | Props |
| Production | Pierre Blondy | General Manager |
