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It carried their hopes, their nation's honour! - The Train
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Title: The Train

Release Date: 24 Sep 1964

Runtime: 2h 13m

Genre: War, Thriller

Director: Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica

Production Companies: Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica

Overview: As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

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Average Vote: 7.526 (325 votes)

Cast

  • Paul Labiche: Burt Lancaster
  • von Waldheim: Paul Scofield
  • Christine: Jeanne Moreau
  • Mademoiselle Villard: Suzanne Flon
  • Papa Boul: Michel Simon
  • Maj. Herren: Wolfgang Preiss
  • Didont: Albert Rémy
  • Pesquet: Charles Millot
  • General von Libitz: Richard Münch
  • Octave: Jean-Pierre Zola
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