Released:
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.

Director:
Jean Renoir

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama, History, War

• Cast:
• 
  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