Grand Illusion
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.
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
Cast

Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal

Dita Parlo
Elsa

Pierre Fresnay
Le captaine de Boeldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Le captaine von Rauffenstein

Julien Carette
Cartier - l'acteur
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur

Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder

Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur


