---
title: 'La Grande Illusion (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-grande-illusion-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La Grande Illusion (1937)

1937 · 124 min · Drama · France


## Synopsis

La Grande Illusion is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are German prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir), [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Kosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kosma)
- **Producer:** [Frank Rollmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-rollmer), [Albert Pinkovitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-pinkovitch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Matras](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-matras)
- **Editor:** [Marguerite Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-renoir), [Renée Lichtig](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-lichtig)

## Cast

- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Julien Carette](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-carette)
- [Jean Dasté](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-daste)
- [Georges Péclet](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-peclet)
- [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- [Gaston Modot](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-modot)
- [Jacques Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-becker)
- [Jean Gabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gabin)
- [Pierre Fresnay](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-fresnay)
- [Claude Vernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-vernier)
- [Dita Parlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dita-parlo)

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