Grand Illusion
Where: |
🇩🇪 Germany |
When: |
The 1910s |
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.
Released in 1937 — 114 minutes
Genres: |
Drama History War |
Languages: |
English German French Russian |