The Battle of the Rails

The Battle of the Rails

1946
1h 25m
6.9

6.9/10

48 votes • View on IMDb
Drama War
Overview

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

world war ii french resistance train railroad

Quick Facts

Original Title La Bataille du rail
Release Date February 27, 1946
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0038334

Cast

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
Jean Clarieux

Lampin

Jean Daurand
Jean Daurand

Cheminot

François Joux
François Joux

Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Tony Laurent

Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Robert Le Ray

Chef de gare

Léon Pauléon
Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina
Michel Salina

Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna
Fernand Rauzéna

Cheminot

Jacques Desagneaux
Jacques Desagneaux

Athos (as Desagneaux)

Pierre Latour
Pierre Latour

Pierre Lozach
Pierre Lozach

Key Crew

René Clément
Director
Colette Audry
Writer
René Clément
Screenplay
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Producer