La Renoir, Jean 1894- Spaak, Charles 1903- Gabin, Jean 1904-1976 Von Stroheim, Erich 1885-1957 Fresnay, Pierre 1897- Dalio, Marcel 1900-1983 Parlo, Dita. CANAL+ Image International (Firm) Râealisations d'Art Cinâematographique (Firm) Janus Films Home Vision (Firm) moving image videorecording DVD-Video discs. fr Irvington, NY] Criterion Collection c1999 1999 monographic fre

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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. A classic tale of adventure. Duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner of war camp during World War I, when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant yet must cooperate with his comrades in a daring escape. Special features: Theatrical trailer in which Jean Renoir discusses both Grand Illusion and his personal war experiences -- Audio essay from film historian Peter Cowie -- Archival radio presentation: Renoir and von Stroheim accept Grand Illusion's Best Foreign Film honors at the 1938 New York Film Critics Award -- Press book excerpts: Renoir's letter "to the projectionist," cast bios, an essay on Renoir by von Stroheim, and essays about the film's title and recently recovered camera negative -- Restoration demonstration general Realisations d'art cinâematographique prâesentent ; CANAL+ Image International ; râealisation de Jean Renoir. Title from title screen. Videodisc release of a 1938 motion picture, copyright renewed in 1958 by Compaignie Jean Renoir. Jean Gabin, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio, Dita Parlo. DVD ; Dolby digital mono ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. In French with English subtitles. Director, Jean Renoir ; producers, Raymond Blondy, Frank Rollmer, Albert Pinkovitch ; screenplay, Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir ; photography, Christian Matras ; music, Joseph Kosma. War films World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons Drama Feature films CM DVD 00742 0780020707 9780780020702 037429121924 SNN 991222 20230410123837.0 39277