Rent La Grande Illusion (1937)
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1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in the German prison camps of WW1, the film stars Jean Gabin as Marechal, and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. Like the charming aristocrat Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), these two French aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured. Between escapes, they do what they can to amuse themselves, but after a tunnel they've dug is discovered, the three are sent to Wintersborn, a forbidding fortress of a prison commanded by former ace pilot Von Rauffenstein (Erich Von Stroheim). Von Rauffenstein cannot help but strike up a friendship with Captain de Boeldieu, a kindred spirit from the doomed nobility.
- Actors:
- Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette, Georges Péclet, Werner Florian, Jean Dasté, Sylvain Itkine, Gaston Modot, Marcel Dalio, Jacques Becker, Habib Benglia, Pierre Blondy, Albert Brouett, George Forster, Georges Fronval, Karl Heil, Carl Koch, Little Peters
- Directors:
- Jean Renoir
- Producers:
- Albert Pinkovitch, Frank Rollmer
- Writers:
- Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
- Aka:
- The Grand Illusion
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
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- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/04/2012
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Jean Renoir
- The Original Negative
- Introduction by Professor Ginette Vincendeau
- Success and Controversy by Olivier Curchod
- John Truby Talks About 'La Grande Illusion'
- Restoring 'La Grande Illusion'
- Trailer (1937)
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Reviews (1) of La Grande Illusion
Classic of French cinema - La Grande Illusion review by IG
Classic of French cinema, stands up remarkably well 90 years later, especially in the restored print. As an anti war film it is up there with Paths of Glory.
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