Grand Illusion
1937
· Movie
· 113 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #232
- IMDb #384
- Rotten Tomatoes #139
- Letterboxd #250
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #209
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #371
Every rating
76–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 97, everyone else 82.
See the most agreed on films →During World War I, two French pilots are shot down and taken to a German POW camp. The film explores the complex relationships between the prisoners and their aristocratic German commandant, highlighting the absurdity of war and the fading ideals of European aristocracy in the face of modern conflict.
Details
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Writers
- Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir
- Released
- 18 June 1937
- Country
- France
- Language
- French, German, English, Russian
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $172.9K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 11th Academy Awards 1939 | Best Picture | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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11th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |