Overview

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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Genres

Drama, History, War

Language

FR

Release Date

1937-06-04

Runtime

114 min

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Cast

Jean Gabin

Pierre Fresnay

Erich von Stroheim

Marcel Dalio

Dita Parlo

Julien Carette

Gaston Modot

Georges Péclet

Werner Florian

Jean Dasté