Grand Illusion

1937 · directed by Jean Renoir

Rating
87/100
Hit
yes

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.

Grand Illusion (1937), directed by Jean Renoir, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jean Gabin
  • Dita Parlo
  • Pierre Fresnay
  • Erich von Stroheim
  • Julien Carette
  • Georges Péclet
  • Werner Florian
  • Jean Dasté
  • Sylvain Itkine
  • Gaston Modot

Crew

  • Christian Matras — Director of Photography
  • Marguerite Renoir — Editor
  • Marthe Huguet — Editor
  • Joseph Kosma — Original Music Composer
  • Charles Spaak — Writer
  • Jean Renoir — Writer

More from Jean Renoir

  1. The Rules of the Game (1939) — 99/100 · hit
  2. La Chienne (1931) — 84/100 · hit
  3. A Day in the Country (1946) — 84/100 · hit
  4. French Cancan (1955) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Toni (1935) — 83/100 · hit
  6. The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) — 83/100 · hit

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