Grand Illusion (1937)★ 8.1/10
The Grand Illusion
- Drama
- War
Directed by: Jean Renoir
Written by: Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
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Cast & crew
Jean GabinLe lieutenant Maréchal
Dita ParloElsa
Pierre FresnayLe captaine de Boeldieu
Erich von StroheimLe captaine von Rauffenstein
Julien CaretteCartier - l'acteur
Georges PécletLe serrurierWerner FlorianLe sergent Arthur
Jean DastéL'instituteurSylvain ItkineLe lieutenant Demolder
Gaston ModotL'ingénieur
Marcel DalioLe lieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques BeckerL'officier anglais (uncredited)Habib BengliaLe sénégalais (uncredited)Pierre BlondyUn soldat (uncredited)Albert BrouettUn prisonnier (uncredited)George ForsterMaison-Neuve (uncredited)Georges FronvalLe soldat allemand qui tue le capitaine de Boeldieu (uncredited)Karl HeilUn officier de la forteresse (uncredited)Carl KochL'ordonnance de von Rauffenstein (uncredited)Little PetersLa petite fille d'Elsa (uncredited)
Claude SainvalLe capitaine Ringis (uncredited)Michel Salina (uncredited)
Claude VernierL'officer prussien (uncredited)