The Train

The Train (1964)

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.

Date of release
1964-09-24
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (401)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
War, Thriller
Director
John Frankenheimer

Casting

  • Burt Lancaster — Paul Labiche
  • Paul Scofield — von Waldheim
  • Jeanne Moreau — Christine
  • Suzanne Flon — Mademoiselle Villard
  • Michel Simon — Papa Boul
  • Wolfgang Preiss — Maj. Herren
  • Albert Rémy — Didont
  • Charles Millot — Pesquet
  • Richard Münch — General von Lubitz
  • Jean-Pierre Zola — Octave
  • Jacques Marin — Jacques
  • Paul Bonifas — Spinet

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