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The Battle of the Rails is a french film of genre Drama directed by René Clément released in USA on 27 february 1946 with Charles Boyer
The Battle of the Rails (1946)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 february 1946
Length 1h22
Directed by René Clément
OriginFrance
Themes French war films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Rating69%
The Battle of the Rails (French: La Bataille du rail) is a 1946 war movie directed by René Clément which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.
The film was shown at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix international du jury and Clément won the Best Director Award. The film also won the inaugural Prix Méliès. The film was distributed in the U.S. by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn.
Synopsis
Ce film retrace la résistance des cheminots français pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs efforts (sabotage des trains et des voies) pour perturber la circulation des trains pendant l'occupation nazie.Actors
Charles Boyer
(Narrator (voice))
Jean Clarieux
(Lampin)
Jean Daurand
(Cheminot)
Howard Vernon
(le surveillant allemand à la pipe)
Lucien Desagnaux
(Athos)
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