La Grande Illusion
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La Grande Illusion is a landmark 1937 French anti-war film by Jean Renoir that explores class, nationalism, and humanism through the experiences of French prisoners of war during World War I.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Illusion | 1 |
| La grande illusion | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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anti-war film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grand Illusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Venice Film Festival Jury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus |
banned in Fascist Italy
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banned in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| character |
Captain de Boeldieu
NERFINISHED
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Lieutenant Maréchal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rauffenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christian Matras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Jean Renoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Réalisations d’Art Cinématographique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
relationships across class lines
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the artificiality of national borders ⓘ the decline of the aristocracy ⓘ |
| follows | French prisoners of war ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
French-German front in World War I
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German prisoner-of-war camps ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-war
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class ⓘ humanism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ |
| listedIn | Sight & Sound greatest films polls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph Kosma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| portrays |
camaraderie among soldiers
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the humanity of enemy soldiers ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1937 Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Réalisations d’Art Cinématographique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of French cinema
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landmark of world cinema ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| restoredVersion | digitally restored print released in the 1990s ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Spaak
NERFINISHED
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Jean Renoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Erich von Stroheim
NERFINISHED
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Jean Gabin NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Dalio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Fresnay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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La grande illusion
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