Grand Illusion
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
7.8 / 10
114 minutes
1937-06-04
Russian
FR
Actors :
Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio, Dita Parlo, Julien Carette, Gaston Modot, Georges Péclet, Werner Florian, Jean Dasté, Sylvain Itkine, Jacques Becker, Habib Benglia, Pierre Blondy, Albert Brouett
Description
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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CinemaSerf
6/20/2022, 2:44:03 PM
Very much more of a character-driven look at the experiences of French prisoners during the first world war. The inmates represent - much as did their army - soldiers from all aspects of life. The aristocratic Pierre Fresnay as "Boeldieu", Jean Gabin "Maréchal" and Marcel Dalio "Rosenthal" as the more down to earth captives - but all proud Frenchmen with their own determination to escape their imp...