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Grand Illusion (1937)

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 54M

Director : Jean Renoir
Writer : Jean Renoir

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
L'officier anglais
Habib Benglia
Habib Benglia
Le sénégalais
Pierre Blondy
Pierre Blondy
Un soldat
Albert Brouett
Albert Brouett
Un prisonnier
Roger Forster
Roger Forster
Maison-Neuve
Georges Fronval
Georges Fronval
Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
Karl Heil
Karl Heil
Un officier de la forteresse
Carl Koch
Carl Koch
Un gendarme de campagne
Little Peters
Little Peters
Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
Claude Sainval
Claude Sainval
Le capitaine Ringis
Michel Salina
Michel Salina
Claude Vernier
Claude Vernier
L'officer prussien

Crews

Albert Pinkovitch
Albert Pinkovitch
Producer
Frank Rollmer
Frank Rollmer
Producer
Christian Matras
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié
Set Decoration
René Decrais
René Decrais
Costume Design
Raffels
Raffels
Makeup Artist
Joseph de Bretagne
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Designer
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Marthe Huguet
Marthe Huguet
Editor
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Dialogue
Marguerite Renoir
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Raymond Blondy
Raymond Blondy
Production Manager
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
First Assistant Director
Robert Rips
Robert Rips
Second Assistant Director
Alexandre Laurié
Alexandre Laurié
Prop Maker
Raymond Pillon
Raymond Pillon
Prop Maker
Jean Bourgoin
Jean Bourgoin
First Assistant Camera
Ernest Bourreaud
Ernest Bourreaud
Camera Operator
Claude Renoir
Claude Renoir
Camera Operator
Suzy Berton
Suzy Berton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Maurice Barnathan
Maurice Barnathan
Location Manager
Emile Vuillermoz
Emile Vuillermoz
Conductor
Pierre Blondy
Pierre Blondy
Manager of Operations
Françoise Giroud
Françoise Giroud
Script
Carl Koch
Carl Koch
Technical Supervisor

Trailers and other movies

Grand Illusion' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
La Grande Illusion Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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