La grande illusion [videorecording]
2012
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Jean Renoir co-writes and directs this classic French war drama. In a WWI German prisoner-of-war camp, three French soldiers, working-class Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin), middle-class Jew Rosenthal (Marcel Dalio) and aristocratic senior officer Captain de Boieldieu (Pierre Fresnay), are held prisoner by Commandant von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim). A bond of sympathy develops between the German Commandant and the senior French officer, but even though de Boieldieu sacrifices himself for his compatriots to escape, the pair must return to a harsh reality once their role as war heroes is over.
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Author:
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979, directorKosma, Joseph, composer (expression)Fresnay, Pierre, actorVon Stroheim, Erich, actorGabin, Jean, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : StudioCanal, 2012.
Collation:
1 DVD (114 min.) : black and white
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (French), Subtitles (English), Bonus footage, Trailers, Other documentaries ('Sur Un Air de Charleston' and 'La Petite Marchande d'Allumettes' - Short Films), Introduction by Jean Renoir.Made in 1937.DVD75.In French; Closed captioning in English.
Credits:
Credits: director, Jean Renoir; writer, Jean Renoir; writer, Charles Spaak; music, Joseph Kosma; cinematographer, Christian Matras.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Gaston Modot, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Georges Péclet, Werner Florian, Sylvain Itkine.
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BBFC code: U.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
French
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BRN:
1555531
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