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The Battle of the Rails

Film

The Battle of the Rails

6.8

1h 25m

1946

Synopsis

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Director

René Clément

DramaWar

world war iifrench resistancetrainrailroad

Cast & Crew

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

as Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux

Jean Clarieux

as Lampin

Jean Daurand

Jean Daurand

as Cheminot

François Joux

François Joux

as Cheminot

Tony Laurent

Tony Laurent

as Camargue

Robert Le Ray

Robert Le Ray

as Chef de gare

Léon Pauléon

as Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina

Michel Salina

as Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna

Fernand Rauzéna

as Cheminot

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