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.
| Editing | Marthe Huguet | Editor |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank Rollmer | Producer |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Decrais | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raffels | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Albert Pinkovitch | Producer |
| Writing | Charles Spaak | Dialogue |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Emile Vuillermoz | Conductor |
| Directing | Robert Rips | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Camera | Ernest Bourreaud | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzy Berton | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Alexandre Laurié | Prop Maker |
| Production | Raymond Blondy | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jacques Becker | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Raymond Pillon | Prop Maker |
| Crew | Pierre Blondy | Manager of Operations |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Camera Operator |
| Production | Maurice Barnathan | Location Manager |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Crew | Françoise Giroud | Script |
| Crew | Carl Koch | Technical Supervisor |
