A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Production | Albert Pinkovitch | Producer |
Production | Frank Rollmer | Producer |
Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
Art | Eugène Lourié | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | René Decrais | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Raffels | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Joseph de Bretagne | Sound Designer |
Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
Editing | Marthe Huguet | Editor |
Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Charles Spaak | Dialogue |
Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
Production | Raymond Blondy | Production Manager |
Directing | Jacques Becker | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Robert Rips | Second Assistant Director |
Crew | Alexandre Laurié | Prop Maker |
Crew | Raymond Pillon | Prop Maker |
Camera | Jean Bourgoin | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Camera Operator |
Camera | Claude Renoir | Camera Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | Suzy Berton | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Production | Maurice Barnathan | Location Manager |
Sound | Emile Vuillermoz | Conductor |
Crew | Pierre Blondy | Manager of Operations |
Crew | Françoise Giroud | Script |
Crew | Carl Koch | Technical Supervisor |