Grand Illusion
Original title: La Grande Illusion
“A Great Drama of Human Emotions”
7.9(806)NR19371h 54mFR
Directed by Jean Renoir
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.
Details
prisonerfrancecountrysideescapegermanyworld war iprisoner of warbrotherhoodcamparistocratfraternitywar injury
Box office $172.9K
