La Grande Illusion

Released Year: 1937

Certificate: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 minutes

Genre: Drama, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Jean Renoir

Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim

No of Votes: 33829

Gross: 172885

Overview: During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

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