Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: June 4, 1937
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, War
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 7.9/10 (745 votes)
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Cast
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Habib Benglia
Le sénégalais
Claude Vernier
L'officer prussien
Géo Forster
Maison-Neuve