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A Great Drama of Human Emotions
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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.
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Prisoner's DilemmaLanguage BarriersRedemption Through SacrificeInterrogation ScenesSocial Class DivideCross-Cultural BondsWar CaptivityClass UnityEscape Plans








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Directed by: Christian Matras, Jean Renoir, Jacques Becker
Produced by: Albert Pinkovitch, Frank Rollmer
Composed by: Joseph Kosma
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

Jacques Becker
L'officier anglais
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