| Audio | Dolby Digital Mono |
| Subtitles | English |
| Languages | French |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Color | Black and White |
| Video Standard | NTSC |
| Packaging | Keep case |
| Criterion Collection Spine # | 1 |
| Barcode | 0 37429 12192 4 |
| Catalog Number | GRA070 |
| ISBN | 0-78002-070-7 |
| Matrix (Outer Ring - Layer 2) | DVDL-013230A1 6 A02 |
| Matrix (Inner Ring - Layer 1) | DVDL-013230B1 4 A01 |
| Mastering SID Code (Outer Ring - Layer 2) | IFPI L332 |
| Mastering SID Code (Inner Ring - Layer 1) | IFPI L331 |
| Brand | The Criterion Collection, Canal+ Image International |
| Copyright | Canal+ Image International, The Criterion Collection |
| Under Exclusive License from | Canal+ Image International |
| Territory | United States |
| Notes | This is the first release in the The Criterion Collection DVD series. First printing of the DVD in 1999. Covers printed in USA.
Released as a Special Edition with newly restored digital transfer, created from the long-lost camera negative with new and improved subtitle translation.
Special features include:
- A rare theatrical trailer in which Jean Renoir discusses both Grand Illusion and his personal war experiences
- Audio essay by film historian Peter Cowie
- Archival radio presentation of Renoir and Erich von Stroheim accept Grand Illusion's Best Foreign Film honors at the 1938 New York Film Critics Awards
- Press book excerpts including Renoir's letter "to the projectionist," cast bios, an essay on Renoir by von Stroheim, and essays about the film's title and recently recovered camera negative
- Restoration demonstration
Released as an RSDL dual-layer DVD.
Release contains a 6-page booklet with an essay by Peter Cowie. |
