Search results
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 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
Oct 3, 1999 · A classic film about the collapse of the old European order in World War I, with Erich von Stroheim as a German commandant who treats his French prisoners as gentlemen. Learn about the history, the style and the themes of this influential movie, now restored and available in a new print.
Grand Illusion, French war film, released in 1937, that was directed by Jean Renoir. Elegant, humane, and affecting, it has been recognized as a profound statement against war and is often ranked among the greatest films ever made.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion is a masterful anti-war statement, bringing humane insight and an undercurrent of ironic humor to an unusual relationship between captor and captive. Read...
- (71)
- Drama, War
People also ask
Who directed La Grande Illusion?
Is Grand Illusion a good movie?
Was the Grand Illusion released in Canada in French?
Is La Grande Illusion a war movie?
Mar 15, 2012 · La Grande Illusion is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of...
- 2 min
- 86.5K
- StudiocanalUK