Grand Illusion
"A Great Drama of Human Emotions"
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Jean Gabin , Pierre Fresnay , Erich von Stroheim , Marcel Dalio , Dita Parlo , Julien Carette , Gaston Modot , Georges Péclet
- Director: Jean Renoir
