Top billed cast

1. 

   Jean Gabin

   Le lieutenant Maréchal

2. 

   Pierre Fresnay

   Le capitaine de Boëldieu

3. 

   Erich von Stroheim

   Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

4. 

   Marcel Dalio

   Le lieutenant Rosenthal

5. 

   Dita Parlo

   Elsa

6. 

   Julien Carette

   Cartier, l'acteur

7. 

   Gaston Modot

   L'ingénieur

8. 

   Georges Péclet

   Le serrurier

9. 

   Werner Florian

   Le sergent Arthur

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20

Very much more of a character-driven look at the experiences of French prisoners during the first world war. The inmates represent - much as did their army - soldiers from all aspects of life. The aristocratic Pierre Fresnay as "Boeldieu", Jean Gabin "Maréchal" and Marcel Dalio "Rosenthal" as the more down to earth captives - but all proud Frenchmen with their own determination to escape their imprisonment. The film features many of their valiant escape attempts; along with providing us with quite an interesting illustration of the toughness of their existence and the diversions they sought f...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$172,885.00

Keywords

• prisoner
• france
• countryside
• escape
• germany
• world war i
• prisoner of war
• brotherhood
• camp
• aristocrat
• fraternity
• war injury
• escaped prisoner
• prison camp
• trying to escape
• escape plan
• humanism