The Grand Illusion

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
various playwrights
gptkbp:addresses social issues
gptkbp:audience thought-provoking
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director
Best Foreign Film at the 1938 Academy Awards
gptkbp:based_on The Grand Illusion (play)
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
successful in Europe
gptkbp:characters gptkb:French_soldiers
German soldiers
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Christian_Matras
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Christian_Matras
gptkbp:contains_song gptkb:Come_Sail_Away
gptkbp:costume_design period costumes
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
considered a classic
considered one of the greatest films of all time
gptkbp:depicts war experiences
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Jean_Renoir
various directors
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:discusses the nature of truth
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Marguerite_Renoir
gptkbp:examines gptkb:identity
gptkbp:explores human condition
the concept of freedom
gptkbp:features gptkb:dialogue
symbolism
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Marguerite_Renoir
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_score Joseph Kosma's score
gptkbp:film_technique expressionism
realism
humanism
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkb:war
gptkbp:has complex characters
multiple acts
gptkbp:has_been_restored gptkb:2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Grand Illusion
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Great_Escape
gptkb:The_Pianist
gptkb:The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line
gptkb:Life_is_Beautiful
gptkb:Paths_of_Glory
gptkb:Come_and_See
modern theater
subsequent war films
many filmmakers
gptkbp:influenced_artists theater practitioners
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:World_War_I
surrealism
gptkbp:inspired other works of art
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:is still performed today
a classic play
gptkbp:is_set_in minimalist
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy enduring
influenced character development
influenced narrative structure
influenced visual storytelling
influenced film studies
influenced cinema history
gptkbp:lighting dramatic lighting
gptkbp:music gptkb:Joseph_Kosma
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Joseph_Kosma
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director
National Board of Review Best Foreign Film
BAFTA Best Film from any Source
New York Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Film
gptkbp:notable_for its anti-war themes
gptkbp:notable_production 1940 film adaptation
gptkbp:notable_quote " The greatest illusion is the illusion of separation."
" The Grand Illusion"
gptkbp:notable_scene the final scene
the escape scene
the dinner scene
the escape sequence
gptkbp:number_of_stages innovative
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:performed_at various theaters
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:ensemble_cast
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:theater
international festivals
gptkbp:plot French prisoners of war escape from a German camp during World War I.
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival
1937
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Renoir_Productions
gptkbp:published_in 1937
gptkbp:release_date September 1937
gptkbp:release_year 1937
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1977
1937
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Grand_Illusion_(2016)
gptkbp:restoration restored in 1995
gptkbp:runtime 114 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Jean_Renoir
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:sound_design live music
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Marcel_Dalio
gptkb:Erich_von_Stroheim
gptkb:Jean_Gabin
gptkb:Dita_Parlo
gptkb:Pierre_Fresnay
gptkbp:style absurdist
gptkbp:themes gptkb:illusion
gptkb:national_identity
gptkb:friendship
reality
class struggle
class distinction
humanity in war
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:uses gptkb:metaphor
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Jean_Anouilh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sasha_Di_Giulian
gptkb:Best_Film_of_All_Time_by_Sight_&_Sound
gptkb:David_Copperfield
gptkb:Styx
gptkb:The_Green_Line_(1905)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5