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La grande illusion

Two French air corps officers, one an aristocrat, are shot down and captured during World War I. In spite of their different class backgrounds, they are drawn together in attempts to escape. The aristocrat sacrifices his own chances in order to aid his companion's escape.

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  • "Jean Renoir's La grande illusion"
  • "Grand illusion"
  • "Grand illusion"@en
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  • "Jean Renoir's Grand illusion"
  • "Velika iluzija"
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  • "A French aristocrat, a mechanic and a wealthy banker are all thrown together as prisoners of the Germans in World War I. They are separated by a succesful escape but then recaptured and reunited in a German aristocrat's fortress. The aristocratic jailer and prisoner begin a friendship that highlights a dying cultural and social elite. Jean Renoir's film is a meditation on class, the nature of war and the death of the old European order."
  • "Set in the German prison camps, staring Jean Gabin as Marechal and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. The two aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured."
  • "During World War I, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are sent to a seemingly impenetrable fortress which seems impossible to escape from."
  • "Extrait du résumé figurant sur la jaquette : En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, un groupe de prisonniers français, dont l'aristocrate Boieldieu, le contremaître Maréchal et le banquier juif Rosenthal, préparent une évasion. Au dernier moment, ils sont transférés dans une forteresse commandée par von Rauffenstein..."
  • "During World War I, three captured French pilots have an uneasy relationship with their German commandant."
  • "In 1916, French officers are captured by German forces. When they encounter an aristocratic German officer, the conflicts between enemies and classes unfold."
  • "During World War I, three French soldiers are captured behind enemy lines and taken as prisoners to a castle fortress commanded by Von Rauffenstein. Capitaine de Boeldieu and Von Rauffenstein take an immediate liking to each other as members of the same aristocratic caste, while Lt. Marechal, a working-class mechanic and Rosenthal, a prosperous Jewish banker only dream of escape. In this war film without battle scenes, Renoir touches upon the futility of war and also suggests that the true source of human conflict may be found in class division rather than nationality, as symbolised by the relationship between Boeldieu and Rauffenstein as well as the blooming romance between Marechal and a young German widow (in spite of their not speaking the same language). 'La Grande Illusion' is often described as the greatest film about war ever made. The title is an ironic reference to the illusion entertained by many that the Great War would be the last."
  • "In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating with his French comrades, who are commoners, in a daring escape."
  • "En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, deux ennemis se lient d'amitié : l'officier allemand Von Rauffenstein qui dirige le camp et le capitaine de Boïeldieu, un de ses prisonniers."
  • "Película pacifista presenta a tres prisioneros franceses de un campo alemán en 1917 que preparan su evasión..."
  • "Résumé figurant sur la jaquette : "En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, un groupe de prisonniers français, dont l'aristocrate Boieldieu, le contremaître Maréchal et le banquier juif Rosenthal, préparent une évasion. Au dernier moment, ils sont transférés dans une forteresse commandée par von Rauffenstein...""
  • "Three World War I French pilots are confined in a Colditz Castle-type German POW camp where they develop an uneasy relationship with the camp commandant, a former Prussian air ace."
  • "Duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp. An aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating with his French commoner comrades in a daring escape attempt."
  • "En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, un groupe de prisonniers français, dont l'aristocrate Boieldieu, le contremaître Maréchal et le banquier juif Rosenthal, préparent une évasion. Au dernier moment, ils sont transférés dans une forteresse commandée par Von Rauffenstein, qui sympathise avec Boieldieu... Un immense succès de Jean Renoir (La Bête humaine) qui fut nommé à L'Oscar du meilleur Film en 1939."
  • "In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honour conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating with his French comrades, who are commoners, in a daring escape."
  • "Two French air corps officers, one an aristocrat, are shot down and captured during World War I. In spite of their different class backgrounds, they are drawn together in attempts to escape. The aristocrat sacrifices his own chances in order to aid his companion's escape."
  • "Two French air corps officers, one an aristocrat, are shot down and captured during World War I. In spite of their different class backgrounds, they are drawn together in attempts to escape. The aristocrat sacrifices his own chances in order to aid his companion's escape."@en
  • "Vers 1916-1917, dans un camp, en Allemagne, un groupe de prisonniers français, dont l'aristocrate de Boïeldieu, le contremaître Maréchal et le banquier juif Rosenthal, préparent une évasion. Au dernier moment, ils sont transférés dans une forteresse commandée par von Rauffenstein, qui fraternise avec Boïeldieu mais l'abat alors que celui-ci couvre l'évasion de Maréchal et de Rosenthal. Recueillis par une paysanne allemande, les fugitifs réussissent à passer en Suisse."
  • "Based on a true story from World War 1, this powerful film tells of an attempted escape from a German prison of three French soldiers. Working-class Marechal, middle class Rosenthal and aristocratic Boieldieu are held in a fortress by German Commandant, von Rauffenstein. Through the relationships between the characters, Renoir shows how class is reaffirmed and transcends the social chaos of war."
  • "Based on a true story from World War 1, this powerful film tells of an attempted escape from a German prison of three French soldiers. Working-class Maréchal, middle class Rosenthal and aristocratic Boieldieu are held in a fortress by German Commandant, von Rauffenstein. Through the relationships between the characters, Renoir shows how class is reaffirmed and transcends the social chaos of war."
  • "Three French men are in a plane shot down by flamboyant flying ace Von Rauffenstein. Taken as prisoners of war, they find themselves in a prison run by Von Rauffenstein himself. The German treats his fellow officers with grace and dignity, but as the Frenchmen seize on a way of escape, Renoir's film moves into both tragedy and eventual hope for the future."
  • "Three World War 1 French pilots are confined in a Colditz Castle-type German POW camp where they develop an uneasy relationship with the camp commandant, a former Prussian air-ace."
  • "Jean Renoir's classic prison escape movie, often seen as a humane and pacifist indictment of war, offers an ambiguous perspective on class differences. In a WWI German prisoner-of-war camp, three French soldiers, working-class Lieutenant Marechal (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). The film shows how a bond of sympathy exists more between the German Commandant and the senior French officer than between the three Frenchman of different classes. Even though de Boieldieu sacrifices himself for the two others to escape, the film makes no attempt to conceal what they are returning to once their role as war heroes is over."
  • "En 1918, au cours d'une mission de reconnaissance, un avion français est abattu dans les lignes ennemies. Le capitaine et le lieutenant sont internés dans un camp allemand où ils doivent vivre au milieu de prisonniers français de différentes conditions. La guerre a rapproché ces hommes, mais "la grande illusion" c'est de croire que tous peuvent fraterniser complètement par l'abolition entre les classes sociales, les races, et par la croyance que leur guerre sera la dernière. Avec Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim."
  • "Illustrates Renoir's views that World War I was a war fought by gentlemen. Shows French prisoners of war, who, in spite of their different class backgrounds, are drawn together in attempts to escape."
  • ""En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, deux ennemis se lient d'amitié: l'officier allemand Von Rauffenstein qui dirige le camp et le capitaine de Boïeldieu, un de ses prisonniers. Mais la loyauté envers sa patrie conduira l'officier français à commettre un acte désespéré afin de sauver les siens..."
  • "Escapades of two Frenchmen in German prison camps during World War I."
  • "Summary: Classic film portraying the ironic contradictions of war. Shows the developing respect between an aristocratic German commander and two captured French officers interwoven with each's obligation to country and fellow man."
  • "In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape."@en
  • "In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape."
  • "En 1918, au cours d'une mission de reconnaissance, un avion français est abattu dans les lignes ennemies. Le capitaine et le lieutenant sont internés dans un camp allemand où ils doivent vivre au milieu de prisonniers français de différentes conditions. La guerre a rapproché ces hommes, mais "la grande illusion" c'est de croire que tous peuvent fraterniser complètement par l'abolition entre les classes sociales, les races, et par la croyance que leur guerre sera la dernière."
  • "En 1918, au cours d'une mission de reconnaissance, un avion français est abattu dans les lignes ennemies. Le capitaine et le lieutenant sont internés dans un camp allemand où ils doivent vivre au milieu de prisonniers français de différentes conditions. La guerre a rapproché ces hommes, mais "la grande illusion" c'est de croire que tous peuvent fraterniser complètement par l'abolition des frontières entre les classes sociales, les races, et par la croyance que leur guerre sera la dernière."
  • "Escapades of two frenchman in German prison camps during World War I. Asserts the ridiculousness of war and the impossibility that world wars will ever stop occurring."
  • "Set in the German prison camps, starring Jean Gabin as Marechal and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. The two aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured."

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