---
title: 'Le Grand Jeu (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Feyder'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-grand-jeu-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le Grand Jeu (1934)

1934 · 120 min · Drama, Romance · France


## Synopsis

Le Grand Jeu is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jacques Feyder and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Marie Bell, Charles Vanel and Françoise Rosay. It is a romantic drama set against the background of the French Foreign Legion, and the film was an example of poetic realism in the French cinema. The title Le Grand Jeu refers to the practice of reading the cards. Blanche asks whether her client wants the 'full works', the whole story: "Alors... je te fais le grand jeu?"

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Feyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-feyder)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Feyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-feyder), [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hanns Eisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-eisler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling)

## Cast

- [Camille Bert](https://cinepixo.com/people/camille-bert)
- [Françoise Rosay](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-rosay)
- [Marie Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-bell)
- [Pierre Larquey](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-larquey)
- [Louis Florencie](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-florencie)
- [Henri Chomette](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-chomette)
- [Pierre Labry](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-labry)
- [Jacques Normand](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-normand)
- [Pierre Richard-Willm](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-richard-willm)
- [Simone Cerdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-cerdan)
- [André Dubosc](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-dubosc)
- [Georges Pitoëff](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-pitoeff)
- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Jean-François Martial](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-martial)
- [Lyne Clevers](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyne-clevers)

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