Movie
Grand Illusion
Released: June 4, 1937 (1937)
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Erich von Stroheim as Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Age at release: 51
- Gaston Modot as L'ingénieur
Age at release: 49
- Pierre Fresnay as Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Age at release: 40
- Julien Carette as Cartier, l'acteur
Age at release: 39
- Georges Péclet as Le serrurier
Age at release: 39
- Marcel Dalio as Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Age at release: 37
- Jean Gabin as Le lieutenant Maréchal
Age at release: 33
- Jean Dasté as L'instituteur
Age at release: 32
- Dita Parlo as Elsa
Age at release: 28
- Werner Florian as Le sergent Arthur
Age at release: Unknown
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- Habib Benglia as Le sénégalais
Age at release: 41
- Géo Forster as Maison-Neuve
Age at release: 38
- Sylvain Itkine as Le lieutenant Demolder
Age at release: 28
- Claude Vernier as L'officer prussien
Age at release: 23
- Albert Brouett as Un prisonnier
Age at release: Unknown
- Georges Fronval as Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu
Age at release: Unknown
- Karl Heil as Un officier de la forteresse
Age at release: Unknown
- Little Peters as Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa
Age at release: Unknown
- Claude Sainval as Le capitaine Ringis
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown