1937·1h 54m·Drama·History·War

Grand Illusion

7.9/ 10 · 781 votes

A Great Drama of Human Emotions

Directed by Jean Renoir

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7.9

781 votes

Overview

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.