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La Grande Illusion (French for "The Grand 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 officers who are German prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.
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In France, both active and retired personnel from the French military vehemently criticized the film—and its portrayal of the French Army—after it was released in Belgium. The French government placed enormous pressure on United Artists (the European distributor) not to release the film in France. The film was eventually shown in France in ...
An American woman falls in love with both a German and French soldier A, D 1918 US Hearts of the World: D. W. Griffith: A young French couple are torn apart during the war A, D 1918 US My Four Years in Germany: William Nigh: A biopic of James W. Gerard, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany D 1918 US Shoulder Arms: Charlie Chaplin: Doughboy on the ...
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Between 6.6–9 million soldiers surrendered and were held in prisoner-of-war camps during World War I. [1] [2]25–31% of Russian losses (as a proportion of those captured, wounded, or killed) were to prisoner status, for Austria-Hungary 32%, for Italy 26%, for France 12%, for Germany 9%; for Britain 7%.
Image credits: historycoolkids #5. Lepa Radić (1925 - 1943) was a Bosnian Serb who was executed at the age of 17 for shooting at Nazis during World War 2. In her last moments, they offered to ...
Pages in category "French prisoners of war in World War I" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .