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La Grande Illusion

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring and On the eve of Armistice
Day, BBC2 is showing one of the greatest anti-war films ever made. Based on Jean Renoir 's own experiences as a prisoner of war during the First World War, La Grande Illusion was released on the eve of the Second World War, and was immediately banned in Germany and Italy.
Two French officers shot down over Germany become the prisoners of the aristocratic Prussian officer,
Screenplay by CHARLES SPAAK and JEAN RENOIR Directed by JEAN RENOIR
(A French film with English subtitles. Black and white)
●FILMS: page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Renoir
Unknown:
Charles Spaak
Unknown:
Jean Renoir
Directed By:
Jean Renoir
Marechal:
Jean Gabin
Von Rauffenstein:
Erich Von Stroheim
De Boeldieu:
Pierre Fresnay
Von Rauffenstein:
Rosenthal Dalio
Actor:
Julien Carette
Engineer:
Gaston Modot
Schoolteacher:
Jean Daste
Source: Radio Times

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