Grand Illusion
After being captured and imprisoned in a World War I German prison camp, a group of French soldiers, including the aristocratic Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, must deal with their own class disparities. Aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein has made an unexpected friendship with de Boeldieu while the men are held in a high-security stronghold. They must devise a way to escape while he is watching.
Released: 1937-06-04