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The Train( 1964)

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It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Paul Labiche

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      Paul Scofield

      von Waldheim

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      Jeanne Moreau

      Christine

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      Suzanne Flon

      Mademoiselle Villard

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      Michel Simon

      Papa Boul

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      Wolfgang Preiss

      Maj. Herren

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      Albert Rémy

      Didont

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      Charles Millot

      Pesquet

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      Richard Münch

      General von Libitz

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      Jean-Pierre Zola

      Octave

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      Jacques Marin

      Jacques

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      Paul Bonifas

      Spinet

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      Jean Bouchaud

      Schmidt

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      Donald O'Brien

      Schwartz

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      Arthur Brauss

      Pilzer

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      Jean-Claude Bercq

      Major

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      Howard Vernon

      Dietrich

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      Louis Falavigna

      Railroad Worker

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      Richard Bailey

      Grote

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      Christian Fuin

      Robert

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      Helmo Kindermann

      Ordnance Officer

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      Roger Lumont

      Engineer Officer

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      Gérard Buhr

      Corporal

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      Christian Rémy

      Tauber

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sat Aug 08 2020
    **_Burt Lancaster as a French Resistance fighter trying to stop a German train with stolen art_** Paris is on the verge of liberation from Nazi occupation in 1944, so a German colonel (Paul Scofield) loads a train with a priceless cargo of French paintings to take to Germany, which Resistance fighters led by engineer Labiche (Burt Lancaster) are intent on stopping. Jeanne Moreau is on hand as a hotel owner. “The Train” (1964) is a B&W war picture with the unconventional tone of contemporaneous WW2 films “The Young Lions” (1958), “36 Hours” (1964) and “Morituri” (1965). The story starts sl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5800000.00

    Revenue

    6800000.00

    Keywords

    • france
    • paris, france
    • nazi
    • world war ii
    • painting
    • artwork
    • hijacking of train
    • train crash
    • french resistance
    • black and white
    • art thief
    • art theft
    • nazi train