Grand Illusion (1937)
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1937-06-04
- Runtime:
- 114 min
- Genres:
- Drama, History, War
- Director:
- Jean Renoir
- Top cast:
- Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio, Dita Parlo, Julien Carette
- Original language:
- FR
- TMDB rating:
- 7.9/10 from 779 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.8/10