Grand Illusion (1937)

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

• Drama
• History
• War

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.

Rating

7.9 / 10 (809 votes)

Release date

June 18, 1937

Runtime

1h 54m

Language

French

Director

Jean Renoir

Status

Released