Grand Illusion
1937 · 114 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 39,969 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 962 lines
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00:02:45 Hey, Halphen... Going to Epernay?
00:05:43 Captain von Rauffenstein, CO, 21 st Squadron.
00:09:54 Russian nouns are declined just like in Latin.
00:13:15 Can we purchase what we like?
00:15:32 Is he there, "Mr. Monocle"?
00:17:30 - Cartier. - Here... we go again!
00:23:09 Hurt bad?
00:27:48 I asked for hangers.
00:31:02 Right!
00:35:06 With eyes that glow, skin like snow And lips in a cupid's bow
00:44:07 One thing upsets me: leaving Maréchal behind.
00:51:36 four escape attempts:
00:55:53 And so cheerful.
00:58:47 To reach Switzerland above Lake Constance
01:03:10 He's doing well. He's very happy.
01:05:50 I'm glad I'm leaving with you.
01:09:16 It's a long drop here, but it's unguarded.
01:11:33 Go on.
01:23:54 Send out patrols with dogs!
01:30:15 Your foot hurt?
01:34:44 You speak German?
01:41:56 I was talking to Santa Claus.
01:47:26 I always knew he'd have to go.
01:52:44 Good for them!
Cast & Characters
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Pierre Fresnay
Le captaine de Boeldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Le captaine von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette
Cartier - l'acteur
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Sylvain Itkine
Le lieutenant Demolder
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed962
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:02:45
Final line01:52:44
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageFrench
Revenue$172,885
IMDb votes39,969