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La Grande Illusion [75th Anniversary Edition]
Overview
Jean Renoir's LA GRANDE ILLUSION is a poetic and poignant meditation on class, the nature of war and the death of the old European order.
Aristocratic Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), mechanic Lieutenant Marechal (Jean Gabin) and wealthy Jewish banker Rosenthal (Marcel Dalio) are all thrown together, despite their vastly different backgrounds, as prisoners of the Germans in World War I. Separated by a successful escape, they are recaptured and reunited in an imposing fortress commanded by German aristocrat Van Rauffenstein (Erich Von Stroheim). Boeldieu and Rauffenstein strike up a friendship that reflects their belonging to a cultural and social elite that they both know is on the way out. However this rapport soon confuses loyalties and threatens Boeldieu's allegiances to the others, with tragic consequences.
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Cast:Jean Gabin, Erich Von Stroheim
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Directed by:Jean Renoir
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Cast & Crew
| Starring: | Jean Gabin |
| Director: | Jean Renoir |
| Starring: | Erich Von Stroheim |
Specifications
| Language: | French |
| Certification: | IFCO TBC, BBFC U |
| Film Only Running Time: | 1 hr 54 mins |
| Colour Format: | Black & white |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Region Code: | B (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) |
Special Features
Brand new restoration
La Petite Marchande d'Allumettes (Renoir, 1928)
Introduction by Ginette Vincendeau
Francoise Giroud remembers shooting the film
Success and controversy by Olivier Curchod
John Truby talks about 'La Grande Illusion'
Restoring La Grande Illusion (Images only)
The story of the original negative.
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