La grande illusion
(Video)

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Ilsley Public Library - Video ShelvesDVD French GrandOn Shelf

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Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, 1999.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (1 folded sheet)
Language
fre
ISBN
037429121924, 0780020707

Notes

General Note
Title on menu screen and disc label: Jean Renoir's Grand illusion.
General Note
Presented by Ministere de la Culture, Les Archives du Film du Centre national de la cinématographie, Realisations D'art Cinematographique. Copyright held by Canal+ Image International. Produced by Realisations D'art Cinematographique and Paris-Studios-Cinéma.
General Note
"The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Charles Spaak.
General Note
DVD version of a 1937 motion picture. New and improved English subtitle translation.
General Note
Newly restored digital transfer, created from the long-lost camera negative.
General Note
Includes a rare theatrical trailer (ca. 5 min.) in which Jean Renoir discusses this film and his personal war experiences.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Jean Renoir ; screenplay, Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir ; English titles, Herman G. Weinberg ; photography, Christian Matras, Sam Levin ; film editor, Marguerite Huguet ; music, Joseph Kosma.
Participants/Performers
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio.
Description
In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
In French with English subtitles.
Ownership and Custodial History
FAR: Gift of Marion Minot.
Awards
Best Foreign Film, 1938, New York Film Critics Awards.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Renoir, J., Spaak, C., Blondy, R., Gabin, J., Parlo, D., Fresnay, P., Dalio, M., Von Stroheim, E., & Kosma, J. (1999). La grande illusion . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jean Renoir et al.. 1999. La Grande Illusion. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jean Renoir et al.. La Grande Illusion Criterion Collection, 1999.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Renoir, Jean, et al. La Grande Illusion Criterion Collection, 1999.

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