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Cast
- Pierre FresnayCapt. de Boieldieu
- Erich von StroheimCapt. von Rauffenstein
- Jean GabinLt. Maréchal
- Marcel DalioLt. Rosenthal
- Dita ParloElsa (farm woman)
- Julien CaretteCartier
- Gaston ModotThe engineer
- Georges PécletThe metal worker
- Jean DastéThe teacher
- Sylvain ItkineLt. Demolder
- Jacques BeckerEnglish officer (uncredited)
- Werner FlorianSgt. Arthur
The Grand Illusion (1937) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Grand Illusion: Directed by Jean Renoir. With Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim. During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
- (39K)
- Drama, War
- Jean Renoir
- 1938-09-12
La Grande Illusion (French for "The Grand Illusion") is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are German prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.
The commandant is played by Erich von Stroheim, in one of the most famous of movie performances. Even many who have not seen the movie can identify stills of the wounded ace pilot von Rauffenstein, his body held rigid by a neck and back brace, his eye squinting through a monocle.
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.
Feb 16, 2005 · Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. French POWs fight to escape their German captors during World War I. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jean Renoir. Director. Jean Gabin. Pierre Fresnay. Erich Von Stroheim. Gaston Modot. Julien Carette. Photos & Videos. View All.
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One of the very first prison escape movies, Grand Illusion is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece stars Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French soldiers held in a World War I German prison camp, and Erich von Stroheim as the unforgettable Captain von Rauffenstein.