La Grande Illusion
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La Grande Illusion is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officer
French film poster
Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim in Rauffenstein's Wintersborn office
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, which appears in the film.
Sydney Pollack
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Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy A
La Grande Illusion
…masterpieces of French cinema. Orson Welles named La Grande Illusion as one of the two movies he would take with him "on the ark". Director and producer Sydney Pollack picked La Grande Illusion as one of his ten favorite films of all time. In 1958, the film was voted number 5 on the prestigious Brussels 12 list at the…
Pollack at the Metropolitan Opera House, 2006