Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 1937
Grand Illusion
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Jean GabinLieutenant Maréchal
Dita ParloElsa
Pierre FresnayCaptain de Boëldieu
Erich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein
Julien CaretteCartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges PécletOfficer
Werner FlorianSergeant Arthur
Jean DastéTeacher
Sylvain ItkineLieutenant Demolder
Gaston ModotEngineer
Marcel DalioLieutenant Rosenthal
Jacques BeckerBritish Officer (uncredited)
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Habib BengliaSenegalese (uncredited)
Pierre BlondySoldier (uncredited)
Albert BrouettPrisoner (uncredited)
Géo ForsterMaison-Neuve (uncredited)
Georges FronvalGerman Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited)
Karl HeilOfficer of the Fortress (uncredited)
Carl KochVon Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited)
Little PetersElsa's Daughter (uncredited)
Claude SainvalCaptain Ringis (uncredited)
Michel Salina(uncredited)
Claude VernierPrussian Officer (uncredited)
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