La grande illusion
Also known as [Grand Illusion]
(1937) France
B&W : 113 minutes
Directed by Jean Renoir
Cast: Jean Gabin [le lieutenant Maréchal], Dita Parlo [Elsa], Pierre Fresnay [le captaine de Boeldieu], Erich von Stroheim [le captaine von Rauffenstein], Julien Carette [Cartier, l’acteur], Georges Péclet [le serrurier], Werner Florian [le sergent Arthur], Jean Dasté [l’instituteur], Sylvain Itkine [le lieutenant Demolder], Gaston Modot [l’ingénieur], Marcel Dalio [le lieutenant Rosenthal], Jacques Becker [l’officier anglais], Habib Benglia [le sénégalais], Pierre Blondy [un soldat], Albert Brouett [un prisonnier], George Forster [Maison-Neuve], Georges Fronval [le soldat allemand qui tue le capitaine de Boeldieu], Karl Heil [uUn officier de la forteresse], Carl Koch [l’ordonnance de von Rauffenstein], Little Peters [la petite fille d’Elsa], Claude Sainval [le capitaine Ringis], Claude Vernier [l’officer prussien], Michel Salina
Réalisation d’art cinématographique [RAC] production; distributed by Réalisation d’art cinématographique [RAC]. / Produced by Albert Pinkovitch and Frank Rollmer. Screenplay by Charles Spaak and Jean Renoir. General manager, Pierre Blondy. Production management by Raymond Blondy. Production design by Eugène Lourié. Set decoration by Eugène Lourié. Costume design by René Decrais. Wardrobe by Suzy Berton. Properties by Alexandre Laurié and Raymond Pillon. Makeup artist, Raffels. Technical consultant, Carl Koch. Set manager, Robert Rips. Location manager, Maurice Barnathan. Script supervision by Françoise Giroud. Assistant directors, Jacques Becker and Robert Rips. Cinematography by Christian Matras. Camera assistants, Jean Bourgoin, Ernest Bourreaud and Claude Renoir. Sound engineer, Joseph de Bretagne. Stills photography by Sam Levin. Film editors, Marthe Huguet and Marguerite Renoir. Music score by Joseph Kosma. Musical direction by Emile Vuillermoz. / Released 8 June 1937. / Academy 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Western Electric sound film system (monaural).