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
Writer:
Jean Renoir
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Jean Gabin as Le lieutenant Maréchal |
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Pierre Fresnay as Le capitaine de Boëldieu |
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Erich von Stroheim as Le capitaine von Rauffenstein |
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Marcel Dalio as Le lieutenant Rosenthal |
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Dita Parlo as Elsa |
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Julien Carette as Cartier, l'acteur |
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Gaston Modot as L'ingénieur |
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Georges Péclet as Le serrurier |
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Werner Florian as Le sergent Arthur |
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Jean Dasté as L'instituteur |
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Sylvain Itkine as Le lieutenant Demolder |
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Jacques Becker as L'officier anglais |
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Habib Benglia as Le sénégalais |
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Pierre Blondy as Un soldat |
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Albert Brouett as Un prisonnier |
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Georges Fronval as Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu |
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Karl Heil as Un officier de la forteresse |
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Carl Koch as Un gendarme de campagne |
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Little Peters as Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa |
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Claude Sainval as Le capitaine Ringis |
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Michel Salina as |
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Claude Vernier as L'officer prussien |
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Géo Forster as Maison-Neuve |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Decrais | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raffels | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Production | Frank Rollmer | Producer |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
| Production | Albert Pinkovitch | Producer |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Marthe Huguet | Editor |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Charles Spaak | Dialogue |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Production | Raymond Blondy | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Carl Koch | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Maurice Barnathan | Location Manager |
| Directing | Robert Rips | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Françoise Giroud | Script |
| Crew | Alexandre Laurié | Prop Maker |
| Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Emile Vuillermoz | Conductor |
| Directing | Jacques Becker | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzy Berton | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Crew | Raymond Pillon | Prop Maker |
| Crew | Pierre Blondy | Manager of Operations |
