La Grande Illusion
Parlo made her first film appearance in "Homecoming" ("Heimkehr") in 1928 and quickly became a popular actress in Germany. During the 1930s she moved easily between German and French films, achieving success in several films, including, in the span of four years, two that are considered among the greatest in cinema history: "L'Atalante" (1934) and "La Grande Illusion" (1937). She was deported to Germany as an enemy alien during World War II, but returned to France in 1949 and resumed her career.