Grand Illusion [777] Released: 1937-06-04 Revenue: $172,885 Budget: $0 Profit: $172,885 Runtime: 114 mins Popularity: 1.6013 Vote Average: 7.856 Vote Count: 717 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. Cast [23] Jean GabinLe lieutenant Maréc Pierre FresnayLe capitaine de Boë Erich von StroheimLe capitaine von Rau Marcel DalioLe lieutenant Rosent Dita ParloElsa Julien CaretteCartier, l'acteur Gaston ModotL'ingénieur Georges PécletLe serrurier Werner FlorianLe sergent Arthur Jean DastéL'instituteur Sylvain ItkineLe lieutenant Demold Jacques BeckerL'officier anglais Habib BengliaLe sénégalais Pierre BlondyUn soldat Albert BrouettUn prisonnier Georges FronvalLe soldat allemand q Karl HeilUn officier de la fo Carl KochUn gendarme de campa Little PetersLotte, la petite fil Claude SainvalLe capitaine Ringis Michel Salina Claude VernierL'officer prussien Géo ForsterMaison-Neuve Trailers La Grande Illusion Trailer Grand Illusion' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times