La Grande Illusion
In 1937, he ascended to the top of the Légion d'honneur as a Grand Officer. Also in 1937, he once again met film maker Jean Renoir; Pinsard had once shot down a German Fokker that had been attacking Renoir's aircraft. Renoir based the main character of his movie "La Grande Illusion" on Pinsard. Ironically, the movie is considered one of the great anti-war movies of all time.