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Overview
The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.
Score Distribution
Score Distribution
84.3/100
Very Good
90-100
42%(1235)
80-89
28%(824)
70-79
18%(529)
60-69
8%(235)
50-59
3%(88)
0-49
1%(29)
Total Reviews: 2,940Based on user ratings
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Release Date
- May 23, 1962
- Languages
- German, French
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- France
Cast

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Caporal

Claude Brasseur
Papa

Claude Rich
Ballochet

Jacques Jouanneau
Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter

Mario David
'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent

Jean Carmet
Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'

Philippe Castelli
'L'électricien'

Guy Bedos
The stuttering prisoner

O.E. Hasse
Drunk traveler on the train

Cornelia Froboess
Erika Schmidt