Country
Italy
Date
Aug 17, 1937
Certification
T
A Great Drama of Human Emotions
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Georges Péclet | Le serrurier |
| Werner Florian | Le sergent Arthur |
| Jean Dasté | L'instituteur |
| Sylvain Itkine | Le lieutenant Demolder |
| Jacques Becker | L'officier anglais |
| Habib Benglia | Le sénégalais |
| Pierre Blondy | Un soldat |
| Albert Brouett | Un prisonnier |
| Georges Fronval | Le soldat allemand qui vise le capitaine de Boëldieu |
| Karl Heil | Un officier de la forteresse |
| Carl Koch | Un gendarme de campagne |
| Little Peters | Lotte, la petite fille d'Elsa |
| Claude Sainval | Le capitaine Ringis |
| Michel Salina | |
| Claude Vernier | L'officer prussien |
| Géo Forster | Maison-Neuve |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | La Grande Illusion |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский, Deutsch, Français, English |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Réalisation d'Art Cinématographique |
| Data di uscita | 4 giugno 1937 |
| Producer | Frank Rollmer, Albert Pinkovitch |
| Writer | Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak |
| Editors | Marthe Huguet, Marguerite Renoir |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras, Claude Renoir, Jean Bourgoin, Ernest Bourreaud |
| Asst. Directors | Jacques Becker, Robert Rips, Jean Renoir |
| Camera Operators | Claude Renoir, Ernest Bourreaud, Christian Matras, Jean Bourgoin |
| Add. Photography | Christian Matras, Claude Renoir, Jean Bourgoin, Ernest Bourreaud |
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| Production Design | Eugène Lourié |
| Art Direction | Eugène Lourié |
| Set Decoration | Eugène Lourié |
| Composer | Joseph Kosma, Joseph de Bretagne, Emile Vuillermoz |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne, Joseph Kosma, Emile Vuillermoz |
| Costume Design | René Decrais, Raffels, Suzy Berton |
| Makeup | Raffels, René Decrais, Suzy Berton |
| Hairstyling | René Decrais, Raffels, Suzy Berton |
| Incasso | 172.885 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Certification
TP
Note
Visa CNC 3971
Country
Belgium
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 16, 1937
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Sep 12, 1937
Certification
NR
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Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 03, 1937
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 07, 1937
Country
Finland
Date
Oct 30, 1937
Country
Portugal
Date
Nov 01, 1937
Certification
M/6
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 21, 1937
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Certification
U
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1938
Certification
e Livre
Country
Croatia
Date
Jan 12, 1938
Country
Slovenia
Date
Jan 15, 1938
Country
Argentina
Date
Apr 13, 1938
Country
Uruguay
Date
Jun 21, 1938
Country
Japan
Date
May 21, 1949
Certification
G
TV
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 20, 2022
Note
Byoblu
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