Grand Illusion (1937)
Overview : 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.
Release Date : June 4, 1937
Runtime : 114m
Companies : Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique
Countries : France
Keywords : prisoner, france, countryside, escape, germany, world war i, prisoner of war, brotherhood, camp, aristocrat, fraternity, war injury, escaped prisoner, prison camp, trying to escape, escape plan, humanism