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   • 97% 97% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus 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. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

1. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › great-movie-grandGrand Illusion movie review & film summary (1937) | Roger Ebert

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   Oct 3, 1999 · And the "grand illusion” of Renoir's title is the notion that the upper classes somehow stand above war. The German cannot believe that his prisoners, whom he treats almost as guests, would try to escape. After all, they have given their word not to. The commandant is played by Erich von Stroheim, in one of the most famous of movie performances.

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   Grand Illusion. Released Sep 12, 1937 1h 57m Drama War. List. 97% Tomatometer 72 Reviews. 92% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings. A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de ...

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   • Actors: Pierre Fresnay

   • Director: Jean Renoir
   • Category: Drama, War

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0028950The Grand Illusion (1937) - IMDb

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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.

   • 8.1/10 (39K)
   • Genre: Drama, War

   • Director: Jean Renoir
   • Release Date: 1938-09-12

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   Review. Grand Illusion. 5 out of 5 stars. Monday 7 May 2012. Share. Copy Link. ... Grand Illusion was released when Europe was on the brink of a second devastating conflagration, and its theme of ...

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   May 9, 2012 · Review: Grand Illusion. One factor behind Grand Illusion ’s lasting power is the strength of its ensemble cast. by Budd Wilkins. May 9, 2012. A deeply compassionate, never sentimentalized threnody for the European aristocracy rendered obsolete as the dodo bird by WWI’s catastrophic carnage, Jean Renoir’s Grand Illusion now stands as a ...

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6. www.criterion.com › films › 351Grand Illusion (1937) | The Criterion Collection

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   Grand Illusion. 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.

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   Is Grand Illusion a good movie?

   • 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.

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   Was the Grand Illusion released in Canada in French?

   • By what name was The Grand Illusion (1937) officially released in Canada in French? 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.

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   What is Renoir's 'Grand Illusion'?

   • And the "grand illusion” of Renoir's title is the notion that the upper classes somehow stand above war. The German cannot believe that his prisoners, whom he treats almost as guests, would try to escape. After all, they have given their word not to. The commandant is played by Erich von Stroheim, in one of the most famous of movie performances.

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   How did Jean Renoir's 'Grand Illusion' influence other movies?

   • Erich von Stroheim in "Grand Illusion." Apart from its other achievements, Jean Renoir's "Grand Illusion” influenced two famous later movie sequences. The digging of the escape tunnel in "The Great Escape" and the singing of the "Marseilles” to enrage the Germans in "Casablanca" can first be observed in Renoir's 1937 masterpiece.

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   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 war ...