Grand Illusion
La Grande Illusion
(1937)
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.
4 Kinolab Clips
The French Pilot and the German Pilot
Two French officers, Captain de Boëldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin) are shot down during their reconnaissance mission and sit for lunch with their German counterparts.
Duration: 00:04:22
Timestamp: 00:03:33
Contributor: Sophia Blaha
The War's Too Long
Marechal (Jean Gabin) is placed in solitary confinement where his German guard eventually gives him a harmonica.
Duration: 00:03:41
Timestamp: 00:39:53
Contributor: Sophia Blaha
A New Camp
Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim) commands the Wintersborn camp that Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) have moved to.
Duration: 00:01:30
Timestamp: 00:48:45
Contributor: Sophia Blaha
A Shared Christmas
Rosenthal (Marcel Dalio) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) celebrate christmas with Elsa (Dia Parlo), the German woman who has taken them in.
Duration: 00:04:11
Timestamp: 01:41:45
Contributor: Sophia Blaha