Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion was the masterpiece that won Renoir enormous acclaim
and admiration in the United States. A moving drama about a group of
World
War I POW's trying to escape from a German prison camp, it is perhaps
the greatest antiwar film ever made. Starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay
and Eric Von Stroheim.
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an edited 60-second clip 
DVD - The Criterion Collection
- Newly restored digital transfer, created from the long-lost camera
negative
- A rare theatrical trailer in which Jean Renoir discusses both GRAND
ILLUSION and his personal war experiences
- Audio essay by film historian Peter Cowie
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Archival radio presentation
- Renoir and Erich von Stroheim accept GRAND ILLUSION'S Best Foreign
Film honors at the 1938 New York Film Critics Awards
- Press book excerpts: Renoir's letter "to the projectionist,"
casts, an essay on Renoir by von Stroheim and essays about the film's
title and recently recovered camera negative
- Restoration demonstration
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Curator's Comments:
Roger
Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director:
Jean Renior
Black & White
111 minutes
Released: 1938
Rating: NR
Country: France
Language: French (English subtitles)
Genre: Drama/War
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