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Grand Illusion (1937)

Original title: La Grande Illusion

1937-06-04 · 1h 54m · FR
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A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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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Jean GabinJean GabinLe lieutenant MaréchalDita ParloDita ParloElsaPierre FresnayPierre FresnayLe capitaine de BoëldieuErich von StroheimErich von StroheimLe capitaine von RauffensteinGeorges PécletGeorges PécletLe serrurierWerner FlorianWerner FlorianLe sergent ArthurJean DastéJean DastéL'instituteurSylvain ItkineSylvain ItkineLe lieutenant DemolderMarcel DalioMarcel DalioLe lieutenant RosenthalJulien CaretteJulien CaretteCartier, l'acteurGaston ModotGaston ModotL'ingénieurJacques BeckerJacques BeckerL'officier anglais

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PrisonerEscapeWorld war iFranceFraternityCampPrisoner of warAristocratBrotherhoodGermanyCountrysidePrison campEscaped prisonerEscape planWar injuryNouvelle vagueTrying to escapeHumanism

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinityPrisoner · Escape · World War IDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War I · Prisoner Of WarDirector preference216361Actor preference216339 · 216340 · 216343

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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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Grand Illusion has a runtime of 114 minutes.

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