The Train
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!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.
Description: 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.
Genres: War, Thriller
Budget: $5,800,000 | Revenue : $6,800,000
Runtime: 133 minutes
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Vanishing Act
The Hallelujah Trail
Burt Lancaster
Played Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield
Played von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau
Played Christine
Suzanne Flon
Played Mademoiselle Villard
Michel Simon
Played Papa Boul
Wolfgang Preiss
Played Maj. Herren
Albert Rémy
Played Didont
Charles Millot
Played Pesquet
Richard Münch
Played General von Libitz
Jean-Pierre Zola
Played Octave
Jacques Marin
Played Jacques
Paul Bonifas
Played Spinet
Jean Bouchaud
Played Schmidt
Donald O'Brien
Played Schwartz
Arthur Brauss
Played Pilzer
Jean-Claude Bercq
Played Major
Howard Vernon
Played Dietrich
Louis Falavigna
Played Railroad Worker
Richard Bailey
Played Grote
Christian Fuin
Played Robert
Helmo Kindermann
Played Ordnance Officer
Roger Lumont
Played Engineer Officer
Gérard Buhr
Played Corporal
Christian Rémy
Played Tauber
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