Grand Illusion (1937)

Set in a WWI prisoner-of-war camp, director Jean Renoir uses this story of French officers plotting their escape to comment on class relationships and Europe’s changing social order. With opening remarks by David Denby and Kati Marton. Directed by Jean Renoir. Starring Marcel Dalio, Pierre Fresnay, Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim. 114 min. (French with English subtitles.)











When: Fri., Oct. 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
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Set in a WWI prisoner-of-war camp, director Jean Renoir uses this story of French officers plotting their escape to comment on class relationships and Europe’s changing social order. With opening remarks by David Denby and Kati Marton. Directed by Jean Renoir. Starring Marcel Dalio, Pierre Fresnay, Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim. 114 min. (French with English subtitles.)

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