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A GREAT DRAMA OF HUMAN EMOTIONS
7.9/10 1937 4K 114 min
Drama • History • War

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.

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Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Captain de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Captain von Rauffenstein
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
Officer
Werner Florian
Werner Florian
Sergeant Arthur
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
Teacher
Sylvain Itkine
Sylvain Itkine
Lieutenant Demolder
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
Engineer

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