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The Train
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The Train

1964-09-24 · 133 min · ★ 7.6

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.

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Directors
John Frankenheimer
Production companies
Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica
Countries
France, Italy, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,800,000
Revenue
USD 6,800,000

Top Cast

Burt LancasterBurt LancasterPaul Labiche
Paul ScofieldPaul Scofieldvon Waldheim
Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauChristine
Suzanne FlonSuzanne FlonMademoiselle Villard
Michel SimonMichel SimonPapa Boul
Wolfgang PreissWolfgang PreissMaj. Herren
Albert RémyAlbert RémyDidont
Charles MillotCharles MillotPesquet
Richard MünchRichard MünchGeneral von Lubitz
Jean-Pierre ZolaOctave
Jacques MarinJacques MarinJacques
Paul BonifasPaul BonifasSpinet
Jean BouchaudJean BouchaudSchmidt
Donald O'BrienDonald O'BrienSchwartz
Arthur BraussArthur BraussPilzer
Jean-Claude BercqMajor
Howard VernonHoward VernonDietrich
Louis FalavignaRailroad Worker
Richard BaileyRichard BaileyGrote
Christian FuinRobert

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