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Grand Illusion

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Calorie Rating: 160
Released: 1937-06-18
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Revenue 172885
Studios: Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique,


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.

Director / Directors

Jean Renoir
Director
Jacques Becker
First Assistant Director
Robert Rips
Second Assistant Director

Françoise Giroud
Script Supervisor


Cast

Jean Gabin
Character: Lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo
Character: Elsa
Pierre Fresnay
Character: Captain de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Character: Captain von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette
Character: Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges Péclet
Character: Officer

Werner Florian
Character: Sergeant Arthur
Jean Dasté
Character: Teacher
Sylvain Itkine
Character: Lieutenant Demolder

Gaston Modot
Character: Engineer
Marcel Dalio
Character: Lieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques Becker
Character: British Officer (uncredited)

Habib Benglia
Character: Senegalese (uncredited)
Pierre Blondy
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Albert Brouett
Character: Prisoner (uncredited)

Géo Forster
Character: Maison-Neuve (uncredited)
Georges Fronval
Character: German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited)
Karl Heil
Character: Officer of the Fortress (uncredited)

Carl Koch
Character: Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited)
Little Peters
Character: Elsa's Daughter (uncredited)
Claude Sainval
Character: Captain Ringis (uncredited)

Michel Salina
Character: (uncredited)
Claude Vernier
Character: Prussian Officer (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Eugène Lourié
Set Decoration
René Decrais
Costume Design

Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Designer
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Raffels
Makeup Artist

Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer

Claude Renoir
Camera Operator
Raymond Blondy
Production Manager

Jean Bourgoin
First Assistant Camera
Suzy Berton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Eugène Lourié
Production Design

Ernest Bourreaud
Camera Operator
Carl Koch
Technical Supervisor

Maurice Barnathan
Location Manager

Sam Levin
Still Photographer

Pierre Blondy
General Manager