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The Grand Illusion (1937) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jean Renoir

Writing Credits  

Charles Spaak ... (scenario and dialogue) &
Jean Renoir ... (scenario and dialogue)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Jean Gabin ... Le lieutenant Maréchal
Dita Parlo ... Elsa
Pierre Fresnay ... Le captaine de Boeldieu
Erich von Stroheim ... Le captaine von Rauffenstein (as Eric von Stroheim)
Julien Carette ... Cartier - l'acteur (as Carette)
Georges Péclet Georges Péclet ... Le serrurier (as Peclet)
Werner Florian Werner Florian ... Le sergent Arthur
Jean Dasté ... L'instituteur (as Daste)
Sylvain Itkine Sylvain Itkine ... Le lieutenant Demolder (as Itkine)
Gaston Modot ... L'ingénieur (as Modot)
Marcel Dalio ... Le lieutenant Rosenthal (as Dalio)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Becker ... L'officier anglais (uncredited)
Habib Benglia Habib Benglia ... Le sénégalais (uncredited)
Pierre Blondy Pierre Blondy ... Un soldat (uncredited)
Albert Brouett Albert Brouett ... Un prisonnier (uncredited)
George Forster George Forster ... Maison-Neuve (uncredited)
Georges Fronval Georges Fronval ... Le soldat allemand qui tue le capitaine de Boeldieu (uncredited)
Karl Heil Karl Heil ... Un officier de la forteresse (uncredited)
Carl Koch Carl Koch ... L'ordonnance de von Rauffenstein (uncredited)
Little Peters Little Peters ... La petite fille d'Elsa (uncredited)
Claude Sainval ... Le capitaine Ringis (uncredited)
Michel Salina Michel Salina ... (uncredited)
Claude Vernier ... L'officer prussien (uncredited)

Produced by 

Albert Pinkovitch ... producer (uncredited)
Frank Rollmer ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Joseph Kosma ... (music)

Cinematography by 

Christian Matras ... (photography)

Editing by 

Marthe Huguet ... film editor (as Huguet)
Renée Lichtig ... (1958 version)
Marguerite Renoir ... film editor (as Margueritte)

Production Design by 

Eugène Lourié ... (as Lourié)

Set Decoration by 

Eugène Lourié ... (as Lourié)

Costume Design by 

René Decrais ... (as Decrais) (costumes)

Makeup Department 

Raffels ... make-up

Production Management 

Raymond Blondy ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jacques Becker ... assistant director
Robert Rips ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Alexandre Laurié ... props (as Lourié)
Raymond Pillon ... props (as Pillon)
Eric Rohman ... poster artist: Sweden (as Rohman)
Gösta Åberg ... poster artist: Sweden (as Åberg)

Sound Department 

Joseph de Bretagne ... sound engineer (as De Bretagne)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jean Bourgoin ... assistant cameraman (as Bourgoin)
Ernest Bourreaud ... assistant cameraman (as Bourreaud)
Sam Levin ... still photographer
Claude Renoir ... assistant cameraman

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Suzy Berton ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management 

Maurice Barnathan ... location manager (as Barnathan)

Music Department 

Emile Vuillermoz ... musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Françoise Giroud ... script girl (as Gourdji)

Additional Crew 

Pierre Blondy ... general manager
Carl Koch ... technical consultant
Robert Rips ... set manager
Herman G. Weinberg ... subtitler: English (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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