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Grand Illusion

1938·1h 53m·Not Rated
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
41,121 votes

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

Grand Illusion is a 1938 drama war movie directed by Jean Renoir, starring Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Jean Gabin. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 41,121 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
Jean Renoir
Stars
Dita Parlo
Pierre Fresnay
Jean Gabin
Erich von Stroheim
Details
1938-09-12
113 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France
★ French, English, German, Russian
Keywords
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