Grand Illusion
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Featured Crew
Albert Pinkovitch
Producer
Frank Rollmer
Producer
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Eugène Lourié
Set Decoration
René Decrais
Costume Design
Raffels
Makeup Artist
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Designer
Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Marthe Huguet
Editor
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Charles Spaak
Dialogue
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