Grand IllusionMovie
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.
About Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion is a 1937 drama, history, war movie directed by Jean Renoir.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 54m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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