The Battle of the Rails

1h 25m
DramaWar
6.8

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Cast

Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux
Lampin
Jean Daurand
Cheminot
François Joux
Cheminot
Tony Laurent
Camargue
Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André, Unknown
Michel Salina
Allemand
Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot
Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)
Pierre Latour
Unknown
Pierre Lozach
Unknown
Pierre Mindaist
Unknown
Marcel Barnault
Unknown
Redon
Unknown
Max Woll
Unknown

Crew

René Clément
Director, Screenplay
Colette Audry
Writer, Dialogue
Jacques Desagneaux
Editor
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Producer
Constantin Evangelou
Sound Designer
Yves Baudrier
Original Music Composer

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