Grand Illusion

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

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

Writer

Charles Spaak

Writer

Jean Renoir

Producer

Frank Rollmer

Producer

Albert Pinkovitch

Original Music Composer

Joseph Kosma

Director of Photography

Christian Matras