La grande illusion Filming Locations

La grande illusion filming locations

Where was La grande illusion filmed? La grande illusion was filmed in 10 locations across France in the following places:

La grande illusion Filming Locations

Ribeauvillé, a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.

Fréland is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Colmar is a town in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, near the border with Germany. Its old town has cobblestone streets lined with half-timbered medieval and early Renaissance buildings. The Gothic 13th-century, Eglise Saint-Martin church stands on central Place de la Cathédrale. The city is on the Alsace Wine Route, and local vineyards specialize in Riesling and Gewürztraminer wines.

Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states.

Orschwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located in the commune.

La grande illusion (1937)
Alternate title: The Grand Illusion
Runtime: 113 minutes
Rating: 8.1
Release year: 1937
IMDB: tt0028950
Plot summary

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

Genres
Drama
War
Cast
Jean Gabin
Dita Parlo
Pierre Fresnay
Erich von Stroheim
Directors
Jean Renoir
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La grande illusion filming locations