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The Train

The Train

It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

1964•2h 13m•7.6/10
WarThriller

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7.6/10(377)

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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Production

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

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

von Waldheim

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Christine

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Mademoiselle Villard

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Papa Boul

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Herren

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Didont

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Pesquet

Richard Münch

Richard Münch

General von Lubitz

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Octave

Jacques Marin

Jacques Marin

Jacques

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

Spinet

Jean Bouchaud

Jean Bouchaud

Schmidt

Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Schwartz

Arthur Brauss

Arthur Brauss

Pilzer

Jean-Claude Bercq

Major

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Dietrich

Louis Falavigna

Railroad Worker

Richard Bailey

Richard Bailey

Grote

Christian Fuin

Robert

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