France,
1937, 114 min
Directed by:
Jean RenoirCinematography:
Christian MatrasComposer:
Joseph KosmaCast:
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Gaston Modot, Marcel Dalio, Jacques Becker, Jean Dasté, Julien Carette, Claude Vernier (more)Plots(1)
Set during the First World War, it tells the dramatic tale of two French soldiers, captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp. Involved in an unsuccessful escape attempt, the soldiers are summarily sent to an impenetrable fortress known as Winterborn. Challenged to the core and subject to all manner of class struggles, the soldiers set in motion a bold new plan for escape. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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