

Drama · History · War
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.
Top Cast


Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal
Jean Gabin
Le lieutenant Maréchal


Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
Pierre Fresnay
Le capitaine de Boëldieu


Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Erich von Stroheim
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein


Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal
Marcel Dalio
Le lieutenant Rosenthal


Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Elsa
Dita Parlo
Elsa


Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur
Julien Carette
Cartier, l'acteur


Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur
Gaston Modot
L'ingénieur


Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Georges Péclet
Le serrurier
Werner Florian
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur
Werner Florian
Le sergent Arthur


Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
Jean Dasté
L'instituteur
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