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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.
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.
Oct 3, 1999 · It's not a movie about a prison escape, nor is it jingoistic in its politics; it's a meditation on the collapse of the old order of European civilization. Perhaps that was always a sentimental upper-class illusion, the notion that gentlemen on both sides of the lines subscribed to the same code of behavior.
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.
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), grapple with their own class differences...
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During an air-reconnaissance mission, German ace pilot Captain von Rauffenstein shoots down the plane of aristocratic French pilot Captain de Boeldieu and his civilian mechanic co-pilot, Lieutenant Maréchal.
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.
Feb 16, 2005 · Grand Illusion (1937) -- (Movie Clip) A Real Girl! Dumping dirt from their tunnel diggings, French POW officer de Boldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Marechal (Jean Gabin), who joins fellow non-comms enjoying the womens' clothing provided for their theatrical project, in Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion, 1937.
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 25, 2024 · Directed by Jean Renoir, The Grand Illusion was an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, showcasing a timeless anti-war message. Filmed in 1937, the movie warns of WWII, depicting the futility of...
