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.
Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
René Decrais | Costume Design |
Raffels | Makeup Artist |
Jean Renoir | Director |
Frank Rollmer | Producer |
Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
Albert Pinkovitch | Producer |
Eugène Lourié | Set Decoration |
Marthe Huguet | Editor |