Grand Illusion
Jean Renoir1937-06-18
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
7.9
114 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Jean Gabin | Lieutenant Maréchal | Unowned |
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Dita Parlo | Elsa | Unowned |
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Pierre Fresnay | Captain de Boëldieu | Unowned |
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Erich von Stroheim | Captain von Rauffenstein | Unowned |
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Julien Carette | Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer | Unowned |
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Georges Péclet | Officer | Unowned |
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Werner Florian | Sergeant Arthur | Unowned |
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Jean Dasté | Teacher | Unowned |
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Sylvain Itkine | Lieutenant Demolder | Unowned |
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Gaston Modot | Engineer | Unowned |
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Marcel Dalio | Lieutenant Rosenthal | Unowned |
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Jacques Becker | British Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Habib Benglia | Senegalese (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pierre Blondy | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Albert Brouett | Prisoner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Géo Forster | Maison-Neuve (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georges Fronval | German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Karl Heil | Officer of the Fortress (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carl Koch | Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Little Peters | Elsa's Daughter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Claude Sainval | Captain Ringis (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michel Salina | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Claude Vernier | Prussian Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |