Grand Illusion (1937)

Drama
History
War

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.

Cast

Le lieutenant Maréchal
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Le lieutenant Demolder
L'officier anglais
Le sénégalais
Un prisonnier
Maison-Neuve
Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
Un officier de la forteresse
Un gendarme de campagne
Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Le capitaine Ringis
L'officer prussien
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Cartier, l'acteur
L'ingénieur
Le serrurier
Le sergent Arthur
L'instituteur

Crew

Director of Photography
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Sound Designer
Director
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
First Assistant Camera
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Wardrobe Supervisor
Location Manager
Manager of Operations
Technical Supervisor