The Story

La Grande Illusion is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.

Rating

G

Duration

114 min

Cast

Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim

Director

Jean Renoir