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Criterion LaserDiscs Grand Illusion Rare Criterion LaserDisc #25A Jean Renoir War Drama

Grand Illusion Rare Criterion LaserDisc #25A Jean Renoir War Drama

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Grand Illusion Rare Criterion LaserDisc #25A Jean Renoir War Drama

Rare LaserDisc Movie Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with a large split and a compressed corner

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Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with a large split and a compressed corner

Jean Gabin in... Jean Renoir's...

Grand Illusion

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1327L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
French with English Subtitles
Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie.
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Grand Illusion
1937 - 114 min. - Color
Genre: War
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Calling on his own experiences as an aviator in WWI as well as those of his comrades, Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece bids farewell to the class constrictions of European society and calls for the unity of humankind across class and national boundaries. Set in the German prison camps of WWI, the film stars Jean Gabin as Marechal, and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. Like the charming aristocrat de Boldieu (Pierre Fresnay), these two French aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured.  Between escapes, they do what they can to amuse themselves, which includes running a talent show, but after a tunnel they've dug is discovered, the three are sent to Wintersborn, a forbidding fortress of a prison, which is commanded by former ace pilot von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim). The humane commandant practices noblesse oblige toward de Boldieu, hoping for an alliance across national lines. But he comes to learn that this phrase has a different meaning for the Frenchman. One of the great films of all time, GRAND ILLUSION perhaps most purely embodies director Jean Renoir's characterstic humanism, manifested less here in camera technique than an instinctive ability to educe truthful performances from his cast.

Crew for Grand Illusion

Jean Renoir - Director
Jean Renoir,  Charles Spaak - Screenwriter
Albert Pinkovitch,  Frank Rollmer - Producer

Feature Details

Title: Grand Illusion
Feature Release Date: 1937
Genre: War
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 114 Minutes
Chapters: 18
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 29 Apr 1993
Catalog Number: CC1327L
UPC: 0715515003742
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: French
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1327L
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with a large split and a compressed corner

Jean Gabin in... Jean Renoir's...

Grand Illusion

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1327L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
French with English Subtitles
Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie.
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Grand Illusion
1937 - 114 min. - Color
Genre: War
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Calling on his own experiences as an aviator in WWI as well as those of his comrades, Jean Renoir's antiwar masterpiece bids farewell to the class constrictions of European society and calls for the unity of humankind across class and national boundaries. Set in the German prison camps of WWI, the film stars Jean Gabin as Marechal, and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. Like the charming aristocrat de Boldieu (Pierre Fresnay), these two French aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured.  Between escapes, they do what they can to amuse themselves, which includes running a talent show, but after a tunnel they've dug is discovered, the three are sent to Wintersborn, a forbidding fortress of a prison, which is commanded by former ace pilot von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim). The humane commandant practices noblesse oblige toward de Boldieu, hoping for an alliance across national lines. But he comes to learn that this phrase has a different meaning for the Frenchman. One of the great films of all time, GRAND ILLUSION perhaps most purely embodies director Jean Renoir's characterstic humanism, manifested less here in camera technique than an instinctive ability to educe truthful performances from his cast.

Crew for Grand Illusion

Jean Renoir - Director
Jean Renoir,  Charles Spaak - Screenwriter
Albert Pinkovitch,  Frank Rollmer - Producer

Feature Details

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