Release Date: 1937-06-04
Overview: A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Rating: 7.864 / 10
Jean Gabin
as Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
as Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
as Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
as Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
as Elsa
Jean Renoir - Director
Eugène Lourié - Set Decoration
Frank Rollmer - Producer
René Decrais - Costume Design
Joseph de Bretagne - Sound Designer
Very much more of a character-driven look at the experiences of French prisoners during the first world war. The inmates represent - much as did their army - soldiers from all aspects of life. The ari...