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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Jean Renoir |
| Stars: |
Jean Gabin |
| Actors: |
Dita Parlo |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · War · Prison/Prisoners · World War I · Essential Cinema · Classic · French |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Criterion Collection Essential Art House Edition |
| UPC: |
045922101336 |
| Release Date: |
1937 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 51min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
French |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Canadian, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Maple Pictures (April 07, 2009)
UPC: 057373204597 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 51min
UPC: 045922101336 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jean Renoir |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/20/1999, p.100, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "...[A] masterpiece..." -- Rating: A |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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 d... |
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