Movie: Grand Illusion

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin

Le lieutenant Maréchal

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay

Le capitaine de Boëldieu

Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio

Le lieutenant Rosenthal

Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo

Elsa

Julien Carette
Julien Carette

Cartier, l'acteur

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

L'ingénieur

Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet

Le serrurier

Werner Florian
Werner Florian

Le sergent Arthur

Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté

L'instituteur

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