Grand Illusion

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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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.

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Cast

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Jean Gabin actor

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Pierre Fresnay actor

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Erich von Stroheim actor

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Marcel Dalio actor

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Dita Parlo actor

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Julien Carette actor

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Gaston Modot actor

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Georges Péclet actor

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Werner Florian actor

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Jean Dasté actor

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Sylvain Itkine actor Jacques Becker actor

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Habib Benglia actor

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Pierre Blondy actor

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Albert Brouett actor

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Georges Fronval actor

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Karl Heil actor

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Carl Koch actor

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Little Peters actor

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Claude Sainval actor