Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion - (1937)Released

Overview

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.

Genres

DramaHistoryWar

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique

Spoken Languages

PусскийDeutschFrançaisEnglish

Release Date

1937-06-04

Budget

N/A

Revenue

172885

Runtime

114 minutes

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