Grand Illusion (1937)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Jean Renoir
Genres : Drama, History, War
Status : Released
Released : Jun 4, 1937
Tagline : A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Length : 114 minutes
Cast
Crew
- Producer : Albert Pinkovitch
- Producer : Frank Rollmer
- Director of Photography : Christian Matras
- Set Decoration : Eugène Lourié
- Costume Design : René Decrais
- Makeup Artist : Raffels
- Sound Designer : Joseph de Bretagne
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Screenplay : Jean Renoir
- Editor : Marthe Huguet
- Original Music Composer : Joseph Kosma
- Dialogue : Charles Spaak
- Editor : Marguerite Renoir
- Production Design : Eugène Lourié
- Production Manager : Raymond Blondy
- First Assistant Director : Jacques Becker
- Second Assistant Director : Robert Rips
- Prop Maker : Alexandre Laurié
- Prop Maker : Raymond Pillon
- First Assistant Camera : Jean Bourgoin
- Camera Operator : Ernest Bourreaud
- Camera Operator : Claude Renoir
- Wardrobe Supervisor : Suzy Berton
- Location Manager : Maurice Barnathan
- Conductor : Emile Vuillermoz
- Manager of Operations : Pierre Blondy
- Script : Françoise Giroud
- Technical Supervisor : Carl Koch