Grand Illusion

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

1937114m7.9 (790)
DramaHistoryWar

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.

Crew

AP

Albert Pinkovitch

Producer

FR

Frank Rollmer

Producer

Christian Matras

Christian Matras

Director of Photography

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Director

JK

Joseph Kosma

Original Music Composer

Charles Spaak

Charles Spaak

Writer

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Writer

Cast

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Lieutenant Maréchal

Dita Parlo

Dita Parlo

Elsa

Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Fresnay

Captain de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Captain von Rauffenstein

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer

Georges Péclet

Georges Péclet

Officer

WF

Werner Florian

Sergeant Arthur

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

Teacher

Sylvain Itkine

Sylvain Itkine

Lieutenant Demolder

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Engineer

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Lieutenant Rosenthal

Jacques Becker

Jacques Becker

British Officer (uncredited)

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