Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion (1937)
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IMDb 8.1/10
TMDb 78/100
Letterboxd 4.2/5
Trakt 77/100
Rotten Tomatoes 97/100

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.

Director: Jean Renoir

Genres: Drama, History, War

Runtime: 114 minutes

Release Date: 1937-06-04

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