La Grande Illusion (1937) France / Unrated / 114 min
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Genre: Drama / War /  more »
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination  more »
User Ratings: 8.0 (18,839 votes)  more »
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Summary: During the First World War, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are sent to a seemingly impenetrable fortress which seems impossible to escape from.  more »
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Filmmakers: Jean Renoir - Director / Writer (scenario and dialogue), Charles Spaak - Writer (scenario and dialogue), Christian Matras - Cinematographer, Joseph Kosma - Composer, Lourié¹ - Production Designer, Huguet¹ - Editor, Renée Lichtig - Editor, Margueritte¹ - Editor  more »
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Jean Gabin ... Le lieutenant Maréchal 16,280 
Dita Parlo ... Elsa - Farm Woman 58,976 
Pierre Fresnay ... Le captaine de Boeldieu 66,313 

Eric von Stroheim¹ ... Le captaine von Rauffenstein 14,565 
Carette¹ ... Cartier - l'acteur 133,662