Grand Illusion
La Grande Illusion
Rating: 7.9 · 1937 · Drama, History, War · France · 1 ч 54 мин
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.
Information
- Original title
- La Grande Illusion
- Year
- 1937
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 ч 54 мин
- TMDB
- 7.9
- IMDb
- 7.9
- Tagline
- A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Director
Cast
- Jean Gabin — Le lieutenant Maréchal
- Pierre Fresnay — Le capitaine de Boëldieu
- Erich von Stroheim — Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
- Marcel Dalio — Le lieutenant Rosenthal
- Dita Parlo — Elsa
- Julien Carette — Cartier, l'acteur
- Gaston Modot — L'ingénieur
- Georges Péclet — Le serrurier
- Werner Florian — Le sergent Arthur
- Jean Dasté — L'instituteur
- Sylvain Itkine — Le lieutenant Demolder
- Jacques Becker — L'officier anglais
- Habib Benglia — Le sénégalais
- Pierre Blondy — Un soldat
- Albert Brouett — Un prisonnier
- Georges Fronval — Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
- Karl Heil — Un officier de la forteresse
- Carl Koch — Un gendarme de campagne
- Little Peters — Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
- Claude Sainval — Le capitaine Ringis