Grand Illusion 1937

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Jean Gabin Lieutenant Maréchal
• Dita Parlo Elsa
• Pierre Fresnay Captain de Boëldieu
• Erich von Stroheim Captain von Rauffenstein
• Julien Carette Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
• Georges Péclet Officer
• Werner Florian Sergeant Arthur
• Jean Dasté Teacher
• Sylvain Itkine Lieutenant Demolder
• Gaston Modot Engineer

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