Grand Illusion
1937/06/04 (US) | Drama, History, War
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.
Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Lead 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
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 172,885
Status
Released
Production Company
- Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Crews
Eugène Lourié
Set Decoration
Frank Rollmer
Producer
René Decrais
Costume Design
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Designer
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Raffels
Makeup Artist