Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 1 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 1.
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System Details |
DVD, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
Cast |
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Christian Matras ; film editors, Marguerite [Houllé-Renoir], Marthe Huguet ; producers, Raymond Blondy, Frank Rollmer, Albert Pinkovitch ; music, Joseph Kosma. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Charles Spaak. |
Awards |
Best Foreign Film, 1938, New York Film Critics Awards. |
Note |
DVD release of the 1938 motion picture. |
Summary |
In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating with his French comrades, who are commoners, in a daring escape. |
Note |
Special features: Rare theatrical trailer in which Jean Renoir discusses this film and his personal war experiences; audio essay by film historian Peter Cowie; Renoir and Erich von Stroheim accept honors (archival radio presentation). |
Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
Subject |
Soldiers -- France -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Germany -- Drama.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, French.
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War films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979.
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Spaak, Charles, 1903-1975.
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Gabin, Jean, 1904-1976.
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Parlo, Dita.
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Fresnay, Pierre, 1897-1975.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Réalisations d'Art Cinématographique (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Title on container and disc label: Jean Renoir's Grand illusion |
Added Title |
Grand illusion |
ISBN |
0780020707 |
Standard No. |
037429121924 |
Music No. |
GRA070 Criterion Collection |
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