The Train

The Train

7.5 | 1964-09-24 | War Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

Rose Valland Novel
Franklin Coen Screenplay
Walter Bernstein Screenplay
David Bretherton Editor
Gabriel Rongier Editor
Albert Husson Screenplay
John Frankenheimer Director
Jean Tournier Director of Photography
Willy Holt Production Design
Jules Bricken Producer

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
Richard Münch
Richard Münch
General von Libitz

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