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Dominican Rep. Grande Illusion
- Original title
- La Grande Illusionaka
- AKA
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- La Grande Illusion
- Grand Illusion
- Year
- 1937
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
France- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jean Gabin
Erich von Stroheim
Pierre Fresnay
Marcel Dalio
Dita Parlo
Jean Dasté- Julien Carette
Georges Péclet- Werner Florian
- Sylvain Itkine
Gaston Modot
Jacques Becker- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Christian Matras (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | I World War. Prison Drama. French Poetic Realism
- Synopsis
- 1916, during World War I. Lieutenant Maréchal and Capitaine de Boeldieu are two combat pilots who are shot down by the Germans. They are taken to a prisoner of war camp where they strike up a friendship with Lieutenant Rosenthal, a wealthy Jew who shares lavish food parcels sent by his family with his fellow prisoners. The three men help with digging a tunnel in a bid to escape from their prison, but they are transferred to another camp before they can finish the task. After numerous further foiled escape attempts, the three men are reuinited at a remote German fortress which now serves as a high security prison. The prison is overseen by a German aristocrat, Capitaine von Rauffenstein, who has been invalided out of the war. Von Rauffenstein fraternises with de Boeldieu, since they share a common social background. Although the fortress has a reputation for being escape-proof, Maréchal and Rosenthal are determined to escape...
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1938: Nominated for Oscar: Best Movie1938: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film1938: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Foreign Film. 2 nominations
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- 28 My Favorite French Movies (92)
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