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Grand Illusion

NR

1937

114 minutes

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Overview

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.

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Jean Gabin headshot

Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal

Pierre Fresnay headshot

Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim headshot

Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Marcel Dalio headshot

Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal

Dita Parlo headshot

Dita Parlo

Elsa

Julien Carette headshot

Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur

Gaston Modot headshot

Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur

Georges Péclet headshot

Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

Werner Florian headshot

Werner Florian

Le sergent Arthur

Jean Dasté headshot

Jean Dasté

L'instituteur

Sylvain Itkine headshot

Sylvain Itkine

Le lieutenant Demolder

Jacques Becker headshot

Jacques Becker

L'officier anglais

Habib Benglia headshot

Habib Benglia

Le sénégalais

Pierre Blondy headshot

Pierre Blondy

Un soldat

Albert Brouett headshot

Albert Brouett

Un prisonnier

Roger Forster headshot

Roger Forster

Maison-Neuve

Georges Fronval headshot

Georges Fronval

Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu

Karl Heil headshot

Karl Heil

Un officier de la forteresse

Carl Koch headshot

Carl Koch

Un gendarme de campagne

Little Peters headshot

Little Peters

Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa

Claude Sainval headshot

Claude Sainval

Le capitaine Ringis

Michel Salina headshot

Michel Salina

Claude Vernier headshot

Claude Vernier

L'officer prussien