1937 · Drama / History / War
Grand Illusion
Original title · La Grande Illusion
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.
- 7.9/10 · 805 votes
- 1h 54m
- June 18, 1937
- French
Directed by Jean Renoir
About Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion is a 1937 drama, history, and war film directed by Jean Renoir. It runs 1h 54m. It was released on June 18, 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.
The original title is La Grande Illusion. The original language is French. Spoken languages include Russian, German, French, and English. Production countries include France.
The average rating is 7.9 out of 10, based on 805 TMDB votes.
Grand Illusion Details
- Title
- Grand Illusion
- Original title
- La Grande Illusion
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 7.9/10 from 805 votes
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- Russian, German, French, and English
- Countries
- France
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Writers
- Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
- Box office
- $172,885
- Keywords
- prisoner, france, countryside, escape, germany, world war i, prisoner of war, brotherhood, camp, aristocrat, fraternity, war injury
Grand Illusion Release Date
Grand Illusion was released on June 18, 1937. More 1937 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Grand Illusion Genres
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Grand Illusion Cast
Jean GabinLieutenant Maréchal
Dita ParloElsa
Pierre FresnayCaptain de Boëldieu
Erich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein
Julien CaretteCartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges PécletOfficer- Werner FlorianSergeant Arthur
Jean DastéTeacher- Sylvain ItkineLieutenant Demolder
Gaston ModotEngineer
Marcel DalioLieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques BeckerBritish Officer (uncredited)
Habib BengliaSenegalese (uncredited)- Pierre BlondySoldier (uncredited)
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