Jean Renoir's La Gran Ilusion (1937)
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The Grand Illusion Spanish Subtitles
1937 ‧ Drama/Anti-war film ‧ 1h 57m
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), 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 (Erich von Stroheim), who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Director: Jean Renoir
Cinematography: Christian Matras
Screenplay: Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak
Music composed by: Joseph Kosma, Albert Valsien, Vincent Telly
1937 ‧ Drama/Anti-war film ‧ 1h 57m
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), 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 (Erich von Stroheim), who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Director: Jean Renoir
Cinematography: Christian Matras
Screenplay: Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak
Music composed by: Joseph Kosma, Albert Valsien, Vincent Telly